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Palm Tree Starburst
Up a Palm Tree
Windy Palm Tree
This shows the complete stems of the kind of barrel cactus that doesn't seem to be the yellow-fruiting F. wislizeni. . Ponce de Leon Drive, Catalina foothills, Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (morning)
A saguaro fancifully seeming to stretch in the morning sun. . Ponce de Leon Drive, Catalina foothills, Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (morning)
Cholla fruit, staghorn or buckhorn cholla (tentative ID) . Ponce de Leon Drive, Catalina foothills, Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (morning)
An example of the small, low-growing mammillaria-type cactus with a tiny red fruit still on it. Each stem was on the order of 1.5-2 inches in diameter, so the fruit was, at a guess, no more than 1/4 inch across. . Ponce de Leon Drive, Catalina foothills, Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (morning)
If one looked carefully, there were a few other kinds of cactus growing in the yard besides saguaro, cholla, ocotillo, prickly pear, and the large fishhook barrel cactus. One was a small cactus that grew in clusters. It resembled a Mammillaria, and was covered in a network of intersecting fine needles, and further protected by projecting longer, thicker fishhook shaped spines. Occasionally a few tiny cherry red fruits would be visible. . Ponce de Leon Drive, Catalina foothills, Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (morning)
The nearly total absence of spines on the fruit of this cholla suggest it is staghorn rather than buckhorn cholla. . Ponce de Leon Drive, Catalina foothills, Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (morning)
Palm Tree Starburst
Palm Tree Starburst
Palm Tree Starburst
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