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I didn't realize that even these rugged cacti had such colorful little
brown or reddish spines up to 2 centimeters long. The
Definitely prickly pear (genus Opuntia) but not a all sure of the specific ...
You don't see three flowers in row like ...
, jointed branches bearing sharp-barbed spines that are painful and difficult ...
9-11 mm, blue-green, scutum is shiny, wings are transparent
17-18 mm. Black with yellow markings on the head, thorox and bands on the ...
and sharp, pointy needles. This particular plant has yellow
Dense, white spines make this cactus look like it's fuzzy and soft. This is ...
Staghorn cholla is a distinctly tree-like ...
.
Second image is of the sterile fruit after the
Roughly 8 millimeters in body length, colored as shown. Long antennae, lack of ...
About 17-20 millimeters in length, male smaller than female (on top in the ...
distinct trunk but with a compact form less than 1.5 m tall.
and are typically 30 cm in length.
As the species name implies, the
The flower heads are 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide ...
The 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide flowers are ...
Up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall
The 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide
modified branches or stems that serve several functions -- water storage, ...
yellow-green. April-Oct., again depending on rainfall. In the image at right ...
(skin) with approximately 15-28 ribs per cactus. Its
Creosote bush blooms most profusely in the spring, but can have
