Cholla Cactus Photos, Opuntia sp

Photos of Opuntia sp, Cholla cactus
Cholla cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens, Opuntia, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon, Encelia farinosa, Opuntia, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon, Encelia farinosa, Opuntia, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon, Encelia farinosa, Opuntia, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon, Encelia farinosa, Opuntia, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
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