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cactuses closeup in natural conditions (in the stone desert)
Fishook Barrel Cactus, flowering in the spring
Close up of a thorny cactus brush plant in Arizona Desert. The low green cactus has long Thorns and sit in the landscape with other kinds of arid desert plants. There are some buds on the end of some of the stalks.
Escobaria chlorantha-miniature frost-resistant cactus in a rock crack in a rock desert in Joshua Tree National Park, California
The cacti of the desert create a natural background picture.
Cactus in the Arizona dry mountain desert, United States
Roosevelt lake, Phoenix, Arizona, Tonto National Forest, superbloom
Cactus in front of the Casa Grande Ruins national monument. Between Tucson and Phoenix lies the ancient Hohokam people ruins from the 1300s.
Hedge Hog cactus in the spring Arizona desert
This closeup shot shows the sharp needles and the yellow fruits of a Fishhook Barrel Cactus. The fruits look like tiny pineapples sitting on top of the cactus. This picture was taken near the Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona where these cacti are plentiful.
Where the desert ends, the desert doesn't really end. At least when it comes to upscape landscaping in southering Arizona. Cacti, succulents, and other flora common in the Sonoran Desert are tastefully arranged to relfect the natural beauty of the area.
The Candelabra Tree Cactus (Euphorbia Ingens) is framed against a deep blue sky.
Texas nipple cactus (Mammillaria prolifera), blooming cactus with small yellow spines in a botanical collection
Mesquite Tree, Sonoran Desert, Arizona
Cheerful woman in the desert sitting next to a cactus. Taken at the Desert'lypse.
Arizona Cactus
Close up of desert gray plant with thorns in america, usa
This picture shows a top down view of a young Saguaro cactus. This shot was taken in the Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona.
Arizona Barrel Cactus Ferocactus wislizenii fruit close up
Flowering cactus plants (Sclerocactus parviflorus) in Canyonlands National Park, Utha USA
Barrel Cactus, Desert Garden Scottsdale, Arizona
San Luis Potosi Highlands, Mexico, March 26 -- A farmer pick up Cabuches under a very hot sun in the San Luis Potosi desert in central Mexico. Cabuches are the buds of a cactus known as Red Biznaga found in the highlands of the San Luis Potosí region. In the months of March and April, when the desert is dressed in colors, the farmers make their two or three day trips to collect this natural product, used to make delicious dishes of the Mexican gastronomic tradition.
A desert landscape with dry plants in daylight
Columnar cacti in a garden close-up
Years of hot temperatures combined with wind have created unique land formations in the Arizona area. Many come to hike amongst the various cacti and dessert plants of the southwest.
Cactus flower in argentinean mountains, in Jujuy, at 4000m above sea level
Scientific name of cactus is Echinocereus triglochidiatus. Beautiful New Mexico landscape and cliff dwelling antiquities from from a native culture from 500 to 11,000 years ago are celebrated at Bandelier National Monument.
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