Opuntiads of the USA

Hoover Dam overpass, June 2009, sections of arch nearing completion

Echinocereus stramineus (large clump), near Carlsbad, NM, May 2006, with O. engelmannii, O. wootonii, O. valida, O. phaecantha, and O. gilvescens growing in the immediate area

Rattlesnake Springs area, near Carlsbad, NM, May 2006, drought year

Opuntia chlorotica var. santa-rita, garden plant, Belen, NM

Cactus species, south-central NM

Dust devil at (dry) Red Lake, a few miles northeast of Dolan Springs, AZ

Solanum species, mountains east of Alamogordo, NM, photo copyright Beth Boyd, 2006

Ephedra species, between Socorro and Carrizozo, NM, along Hwy.380, May 2006

Yucca fillifera, Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Albuquerque, NM

Smokey the Bear highway marker, Hwy. 380 near Capitan, NM, Capitan Moutains visible in distance, the cub was found in the valley visible at top right after a forest fire

Desert view between Roswell and Carlsbad, NM, along Hwy. 285, May 2006, drought year

Mule deer with Opuntia engelmannii in background, near Carlsbad, NM, May 2006

South of Roswell, NM, along Hwy. 285, May 2006

Lichen on stone, NM, photo copyright Beth Boyd, 2006

Yucca baccata, blue-leaved form (sometimes called var. vespertina), Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Albuquerque, NM

Yucca baccata, green form, in habitat

Echinocereus stramineus, southeast NM, May 2006

Echinocactus horizonthalonius in habitat

Echinocactus horizonthalonius, north of Carlsbad, NM, 2006

Echinocereus dasyacanthus (or dasyacanthus-like), southeast NM

Yucca rigida, Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Albuquerque, NM

Echinocereus coccineus, near Carlsbad, NM, May 2006

Lichen on lava, Valley of Fires Recreation Area, NM, photo copyright Beth Boyd, 2006