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This is from Florence-Kearney Highway looking toward Cochran along the Gila River. This road out of Florence is a good place to see saguaro cactus in bloom.
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Cactus in Bloom -- Sony a99II & Minolta Maxxum AF 50 2.9 macro, and a h/t to LrC -- Tucson, Arizona USA
A cultivated Pincushion Cactus in bloom in a clients yard. I think it must be Pediocactus simpsonii to be blooming this early.
A Midwestern Prickly Pear Cactus in bloom. Location: Sand Prairie in Thompson Causeway Recreational Area. By John Bishop M.D. - Doctor John
Three day backpack to Neon and Choprock canyons along the Escalante River. For more of the story, please visit us at: www.evansoutdooradventures.com/?p=3564
Another blooming cactus from the Notanical Garden in Huntington Library. Majority cactuses in bloom have red/green color combinantion.
This cactus tells a very simple life cycle story. Follow the notes (in numerical order). The "end game" is missing but that is ok - it celebrates life! This photograph is much better viewed in its original size since there is a lot of detail.
Photo taken Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Mineral Wells Fossil Park in north Texas. The park has Pennsylvanian Period fossils dated to be over 300 million years old. You can look for and collect these tiny fossils. Most of the fossils we've seen are under an inch long. The largest we've seen are a few inches long. Some are longer, but broken into segments. There is a nice chart at the entrance that helps identify what you've found. A Prickly Pear Cactus in bloom.
Three day backpack to Neon and Choprock canyons along the Escalante River. For more of the story, please visit us at: www.evansoutdooradventures.com/?p=3564
These paper-like flowers belong the wheel cactus, Opuntia robusta, which can only be found in the wild in Mexico.
While many wildflowers have begun to fade, there is still time to enjoy the last spring season blooms at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Since Red Spring had so much to offer the prior week, we decided to return in hopes of seeing more wildflowers. As we traveled along State Route 159, we spotted the deep purple flowers of the Indigo Bush. These were in full bloom, while at Red Spring this same plant was just catching up.
Once we arrived at Red Spring, we noticed the Joshua Tree flowers had disappeared. Even though these giant white blooms of the Joshua Tree have passed, they have left an abundance of fruit behind. In the same area, the Creosote also displayed cotton-like fruit, as well as tiny yellow flowers. As we continued along the trail, we saw nearby in an outcrop of Shinarump conglomerate (highly resistant course-grained sandstone and pebble mix) with numerous Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus in bloom, as well as tiny purple-colored flowers of the Range Ratany. We also visited Red Spring once more to see the Pretty Shooting Stars fading, but in their absence St. George Blue-eyed Grass was thriving. Saving the best for last, we came upon a disturbed hillside to find the delicate white flowers of the Desert Bearpoppy. This wildflower is a definite rare treat with it being listed as a species of conservation concern. Worried that the harsh winds may have broken the delicate fuzzy stems, we were happy to see that the new blooms had withstood the haphazard weather. Other blooms in the area include Amsonia, Scarlet Guara, Paperflower and a purple Globemallow.
As the temperatures begin to rise, the chance to see these unique flowers will be coming to an end, so be sure to get out and enjoy them while you can!
Photo by by Leah Daniel/BLM/2013
Near my house, a neighbor has a desert garden with some cactus in bloom. I thought this one was exceptionally pretty.
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