Thursday, December 2, 2010

More Plants From Big Bend National Park

Echinocereus triglochidatus, Claret Cup Cactus.

Jatropha dioca, Leather Stem. An alien looking plant that reminds me of a miniature Baobab tree.


Cylendropuntia leptpcaulis, Christmas Cactus.

Euphorbia antisyphilitica, Candelilla. Long ago wax used to be extracted from this plant.


Nicotiana glauca, Tree Tobacco.

Opuntia rufida, Blind Prickly Pear Cactus.

Coryphantha echinus, a new cactus find for me. This species grows mostly in Mexico.

Opuntia macrocentra, Black Spine Prickly Pear.

Opuntia violacea, Purple Prickly Pear.

Echinocereus viridiflorus, Rainbow Cactus.

Ferocactus haematacanthus, Turks Head Cactus. This is a species of barrel cactus I have never seen before.

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