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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 | 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 | 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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Beavertail cactus bloom. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months.
Image ID: 10928
Species: Beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA | Beavertail cactus blooms in spring.
Image ID: 11585
Species: Beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA | Beavertail cactus blooms in spring.
Image ID: 11586
Species: Beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris
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 | Beavertail cactus blooms in spring.
Image ID: 11930
Species: Beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | Beavertail cactus blooms in spring.
Image ID: 11931
Species: Beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA |
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Beavertail cactus blooms in spring.
Image ID: 11932
Species: Beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | Beavertail cactus blooms in spring.
Image ID: 11933
Species: Beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris
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: 11934
Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, 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: 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 | 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 |
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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: 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 | 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 |
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Beavertail cactus in springtime bloom.
Image ID: 09094
Species: Beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | Beavertail cactus in springtime bloom.
Image ID: 09095
Species: Beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris
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 |
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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 | The Teddy-Bear chollas dense array of spines is clearly apparent.
Image ID: 09133
Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | The Teddy-Bear chollas dense array of spines is clearly apparent.
Image ID: 09134
Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA |
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The Teddy-Bear chollas dense array of spines is clearly apparent.
Image ID: 09135
Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | The Teddy-Bear chollas dense array of spines is clearly apparent.
Image ID: 09136
Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | The Teddy-Bear chollas dense array of spines is clearly apparent.
Image ID: 09137
Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA |
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Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon.
Image ID: 10461
Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa, Opuntia
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA | Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon.
Image ID: 10472
Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa, Opuntia
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA | Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon.
Image ID: 10473
Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa, Opuntia
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA |