![Echinocactus polycephalus xeranthemoides](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/echinocactus-polycephalus-xeranthermoides-nh.jpg?resize=980%2C980&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.
![Echinocactus polycephalus xeranthemoides](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/echinocactus-polycephalus-xeranthermoides-nh.jpg?resize=980%2C980&ssl=1)
![Opuntia gilvescens](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/opuntia-gilvescens-nancy-hussey-may-2016b.jpg?resize=980%2C455&ssl=1)
Opuntia gilvescens
![Opuntia engelmannii](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Opuntia_engelmannii_flower-stan-shebs.jpg?resize=980%2C740&ssl=1)
Opuntia engelmannii
![Echinocereus enneacanthus, Gary Nored](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/echincereus-species-pitayah-gary-nored.jpg?resize=980%2C937&ssl=1)
Echinocereus Photo Essay
![Escobaria missouriensis, Kerry Woods](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Escobaria-missouriensis-kerry-woods.jpg?resize=758%2C980&ssl=1)
Escobaria
![Opuntia fruit, "tuna"](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Opuntia_ficus-indica_fruit9-e1434819498484.jpg?resize=900%2C600&ssl=1)
Cacti are Good for You
![Chuckwalla, Craig Howe](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MG_2520.CR2-Chuckwalla.jpg?resize=980%2C772&ssl=1)
Some Mojave Desert Animals
![Cylindropuntia echinocarpa-nancy](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cylindropuntia-echinocarpa-nancy.png?resize=980%2C819&ssl=1)