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Opuntia ficus-indica L. Mill, 1910

It was collected by J. N. Rose and G. Rose.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from National Museum of Natural History as part of Nature by Design: Cochineal.

It is dated 1910. Its medium is specimen. It is a part of the department.

It is credited US National Herbarium, Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 00179298.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 27.9 × 21.6 cm (11 in. × 8 1/2 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Nature by Design: Cochineal.

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