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| 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. Image ID: 10975 Species: Opuntia, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA | Image ID: 28426 Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 26773 Species: Teddy-bear Cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA |
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| Cholla cactus, sunrise, dawn, Palm Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Image ID: 24305 Species: Cholla cactus, Opuntia Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA | Cholla cactus and Milky Way, stars fill the night sky over the Cholla Garden. Image ID: 27900 Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11981 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA |
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| Buckhorn cholla cactus, sunset, near Borrego Valley. Image ID: 10971 Species: Buckhorn cholla cactus, Opuntia acanthocarpa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA | Buckhorn cholla cactus, sunset, near Borrego Valley. Image ID: 10972 Species: Buckhorn cholla cactus, Opuntia acanthocarpa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA | Buckhorn cholla cactus, sunset, near Borrego Valley. Image ID: 10974 Species: Buckhorn cholla cactus, Opuntia acanthocarpa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA |
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| Buckhorn cholla cactus blooms in spring. Image ID: 11587 Species: Buckhorn cholla cactus, Opuntia acanthocarpa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA | Teddy bear cholla cactus. Image ID: 11589 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA | Teddy bear cholla cactus. Image ID: 11590 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA |
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| Teddy-Bear cholla blooms in spring. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11934 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | Teddy-Bear cholla blooms in spring. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11935 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11979 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA |
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| Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11980 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11982 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11983 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA |
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| Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11984 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | Teddy-Bear cholla is covered with dense spines. Pieces of this species easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 09122 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | A bloom sprouts from the branch of a Teddy-Bear cholla. Image ID: 09123 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA |
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| Teddy-Bear cholla. Image ID: 09124 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. Image ID: 09125 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. Image ID: 09126 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA |
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| A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. Image ID: 09127 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. Image ID: 09128 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. Image ID: 09129 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA |
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| A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. Image ID: 09130 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. Image ID: 09131 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. Image ID: 09132 Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA |
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