Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA
A beautiful view across rocks formations. More Details...
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Barrel Cactus, South California, USA
Thriving in hot deserts, this barrel cactus enjoys precipitous habitats. There is no pronounced difference between its central and radial spines, but central ones are stouter, curved, ridged, and sometimes hooked. More Details...
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Beavertail Cactus, South California, USA
This low, spreading cactus with short bristles grows 15 to 50 centimeter high and up to 2 meters wide. The gray-green, jointed stems are wide and flat resembling the tail of a beaver. Oval in shape, the stems are 3 to 15 centimeter wide and 5 to 30 centimeter long. The stems grow in clumps with flowers from the top edge of the joints. Flowers are followed by a brownish-gray, oval fruit more than an inch long with many seeds. More Details...
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