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7. OPUNTIA BERNARDINA Engelm.; Parish, Bull. 
Torrey Club 19: 92. 1892. 
Type locality: “Dry hills and mesas from the Coast Range to 
the San Bernardino Mts., in the San Jacinto and San Bernardino 
Valleys.” 
Distribution: A characteristic plant of the interior valleys of 
southern California. It occurs in the vicinity of Newhall, in the 
San Fernando Valley, and is common in the San Bernardino and 
San Jacinto Valleys. Lower Sonoran. 
Specimens examined: Cajon Pass, Abrams 9 McGregor 690; 
Elsinore, Abrams, July, 1908; Warner’s Ranch, Schaller; Pala, 
Schaller. 
8. OPUNTIA HySTRICINA Engelm. & Bigel. Pacif. R. Rep. 4: 44, 
DL. ES, F257. EBS: 
Type locality: “At the Colorado Chiquito and on the San Fran- 
cisco mountains.” 
Distribution: Western Texas, westward to southern Nevada, 
and Owen’s Valley, California, according to Schumann. I have 
seen no specimens within our limits. Lower Sonoran. 
9. Opuntia Covitie: Britton & Rose, Smiths. Miscel. Coll. 50: 
532. 1908. 
Type locality: “San Bernardino, California.” 
Distribution: On the gravelly footslopes in the San Bernardino 
and San Jacinto Valleys, and occasionally along the desert bases 
of the San Gabriel Mountains. Lower Sonoran. 
Specimens examined: Rock Creek, desert slope of the San 
Gabriel Mountains, Abrams & McGregor 558. 
10. Opuntia MAGENTA Griffiths, Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 268. 
1908. 
Type locality: “Near Redlands, California.” 
Distribution: This species seems to be confined to the foothills 
and footslopes around the San Bernardino Valley. I have not seen 
any specimens. Lower Sonoran. 
