![Corynopuntia clavata, Jerry Friedman](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Grusonia_clavata.jpg-JerryFriedman.jpg?resize=980%2C800&ssl=1)
Tag: The West
The West is that part of the United States that brings cowboys and cattle drives to mind. The West is the home to many cacti and succulents.
![Corynopuntia clavata, Jerry Friedman](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Grusonia_clavata.jpg-JerryFriedman.jpg?resize=980%2C800&ssl=1)
![Mammillaria albata, Amante Darmanin](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mammillaria-albata-ad7.jpg?resize=980%2C900&ssl=1)
Mammillaria geminispina/albata
![Opuntia, Patrick Denker](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/opuntia-patrick-denker1.png?resize=980%2C567&ssl=1)
Cliffs and Canyons
![Mammillaria heyderi gummifera, Zacatecas, MX](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Mammillaria-heyderi-ssp.-gummifera-zacatecas-amantedar.jpg?resize=980%2C972&ssl=1)
Mammillaria heyderi
![Encelia farinosa flowers](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/encelia-farinosa-chipmunk1.jpg?resize=980%2C900&ssl=1)
Encelia farinosa, Marigold-like
![California tarantula, J Maughn](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/calif-tarantula-j-maughn.jpg?resize=980%2C781&ssl=1)
Joshua Tree National Park
![Echinocereus engelmannii flowers](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Echinocereus-engelmannii-Miwasatoshib.jpg?resize=980%2C635&ssl=1)
Echinocereus engelmannii
![Giant Yucca schidigera, Nancy Hussey](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/very-tall-yucca-nancy-hussey1.jpg?resize=980%2C833&ssl=1)
Three Arizona Yuccas
![Opuntia dulcis, Near Alamogordo, NM](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/opuntia-dulcis-alamo1a.jpg?resize=980%2C900&ssl=1)
Opuntia dulcis
![Saguaro, sunset](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Saguaro-sunset.jpg?resize=980%2C839&ssl=1)
Saguaro
![Opuntia engelmannii](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/opuntia-engelmannii-rockville-ut.jpg?resize=980%2C979&ssl=1)
Opuntia engelmannii
![Yucca sp, Michael Real](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/yucca-sp-michael-rael.jpg?resize=980%2C769&ssl=1)