Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Saguaro Cereus giganteus

State flower of Arizona
Desert Botanical Garden, Tempe
May 8, 2004



Claret Cup Cactus Echinocereus triglochidiatus

Agua Fria National Monument
April 7, 2007



Strawberry Hedgehog Echinocereus engelmannii


Near Ramsey Mine, East of Quartzsite
March 25, 2007



Pincushion, Fishhook, Nipple Cactus Mammillaria microcarpa

Boyce Thompson Arborteum
August 21, 2006



Englemann's Prickly Pear Opuntia englemannii

Hieroglyphics Trail, Superstitions
April 23, 2007



Prickly Pear Opuntia spp.




Buckhorn Cholla Opuntia acanthocarpa

Haunted Canyon, Superstitions
May 14, 2005



Hieroglyphics Trail, Superstitions
April 23, 2007



Teddy Bear Cholla Opuntia bigelovii

Hieroglyphics Trail, Superstitions
April 23, 2007



Cholla Opuntia sp.


Hieroglyphics Trail, Superstitions
April 23, 2007

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