Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelmann) Britton & Rose ssp.robustior (Coulter) Hochstätter

Battle Mountainīs Cactus

Basionym: Echinocactus simpsonii (Engelmann) Britton & Rose robustior Coulter, Proc.Amer.Acad., 3:377, 1896.

Synonymy

Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelmann) Britton & Rose var. robustior (Coulter) L. Benson emend. Hochstätter, Succulenta, Netherlands, 69 (7-8):169-175, 1990. Note: because the type locality for two sorts was given (see Pediocactus nigrispinus complex) a new holotype from Battle Mountain, Nevada, fieldnumber fh 110, HBG, 20. July 1990.

Other representative material studied.

fh 110 (holotype), Battle Mountain, 2,000m,
fh 111, s Battle Mountain, 2,350m,
fh 111.1, s Battle Mountain, 2,500m,
fh 111.2, Lander Co.,
fh 111.3, Desatoya Mts., 1,900m,
fh 111.4, Hilltop Creek, 2,100m,
fh 112, w Battle Mountain,
fh 115, Humboldt River,
fh 116 Battle Mtn. area,
fh 118, Cold Springs, 1,700m,
fh 118.1, Churchill Co.
Nevada:

SPECIES LIST
 Pediocactus simpsonii ssp.robustior

Pediocactus simpsonii ssp.robustior, fh 110, Battle Mountain, 2,000m