Opuntiads of the USA
Opuntia Blog |
HOME |
|---|
Mission
Opuntia Species
Assorted Cacti
Opuntia Country One
Opuntia Country Two
Opuntia CountryThree
Opuntia Country Four
Opuntia Country Five
Opuntia Country with
Daiv Freeman
World Opuntiads
Notes from the Editors
Culture Notes
Literature
Editorial Board
News
WWW Links
Agave Photos
Assorted Opuntia and Nearby Plants
This page presents images of various desert plants. The mix is ecclectic.
Assorted Cacti and Nearby-growing Plants |
||
|---|---|---|
 Opuntia species from Alamogordo, NM, March, 2004. From top to bottom right (probably): Opuntia orbiculata, Opuntia confusa, and Opuntia dulcis. O. confusa is not common in New Mexico |
 Tephrocactus geometricus (considered by taxonomists to be a form of T. alexanderi), Las Angosturas |
 Close-up of Toumeya papyracantha, March, 2005, New Mexico |
 Two Opuntia species, Alamogordo, New Mexico, March, 2004 |
 Opuntia ficus-indica (tall plant), Las Cruces, NM |
 Echinocactus johnsonii, near Dolan Springs, AZ, July 2007, ca. 4,800 ft. elevation |
Echinocactus johnsonii, near Dolan Springs, AZ, July 2007 |
Opuntia valida, Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Albuquerque, NM |
Ferocactus acanthodes near Wikieup, AZ, late June 2009 |
 Ferocactus acanthodes, eastern slopes of Mt. Potosi, about 3,000-4,000 ft, near Las Vegas, NV |
 Escobaria desertii-like, eastern slope of Mt. Chaleston (near Las Vegas, NV), about 4,000 ft. elevation |
 Echinocereus engelmanii, alluvial fan, southern Nevada, about 4000 ft |
Escobaria vivipara on Mt. Charleston (near Las Vegas, NV), with Opuntia charlestonensis and O. polyacantha, ca. 7,000 ft. elevation |
Carnegiea gigantea growing in hills just southwest of Wikieup, AZ, June 2009, elevation ca. 2,500 ft. |
Opuntia acanthocarpa near Chloride, AZ, June 2009 |
Contact the Editor-in-chief: joejshaw@aol.com
All materials copyrighted, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, Joe J. Shaw and David Ferguson, except where otherwise noted.
HOME |
|---|