Image Library / California, USA, 2003 / Beavertail Cactus, South California, USA
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.Camera: Canon EOS 30
Flash: Canon EX 380
Weather: Bright Sunshine
Film: Fuji Superia 200
Lens: Canon EF 3.5-5.6 IV USM, 28-80
Filter: Skylight
Time: May 2003
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