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Red Barrel Cactus Photos, Anza Borrego Desert State Park

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Latitude: 33° 11' 16.76" N, Longitude: 116° 23' 13.92" W, Coord: 33.187989°, -116.3872°
Filed under: Cactus, California, Desert, Wildflowers on 3/18/2005

Thanks to John Dougherty for kindly helping us to correctly identify a number of flowering plants from recent visits to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. One of our favorite subjects was the Red Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus) which were just beginning to show their blooms.

Barrel cactus, brittlebush 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., Ferocactus cylindraceus, Encelia farinosa, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #10899, all rights reserved worldwide.
Barrel cactus, brittlebush 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. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA.
Image: 10899  
Species: Ferocactus cylindraceus, Encelia farinosa
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA
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Barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months., Ferocactus cylindraceus, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #10906, all rights reserved worldwide.
Barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA.
Image: 10906  
Species: Ferocactus cylindraceus
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA
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Barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months., Ferocactus cylindraceus, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #10905, all rights reserved worldwide.
Barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA.
Image: 10905  
Species: Ferocactus cylindraceus
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA
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Barrel cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo 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., Ferocactus cylindraceus, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #10919, all rights reserved worldwide.
Barrel cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo 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. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA.
Image: 10919  
Species: Ferocactus cylindraceus, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA
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