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This cactus grows where the the original vegetation has been stripped.
Photo taken at the Funchal's Botanical Garden (Madeira Islands, Portugal)
Desert Christmas cactus / Desert Christmas Cholla / Tasajillo
Cute cactus (1' or less in height) that dried up in the Mojave winter.
An erect tree-like cactus that can be as tall as 6 ft. The short branches are ...
A large bush-like cactus with pink flowers and long green stalks.
Found at our backcountry campsite in Colorado Bend State Park.
NW corner of Arizona, on the Beaver Dam slope, BLM land
Two different colored cholla featuring some snow and ice
This sparsely thorned cactus is common in the desert here.
I didn't realize that even these rugged cacti had such colorful little flowers.