Tag: opuntia
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 43: Cow’s Tongue Prickly Pear (Opuntia Englemannii v. linguiformis)
Cow’s Tongue Prickly Pear, aka Cactus Apple: gorgeous peach
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 39: Santa Rita Prickly Pear
These maroon/purple cacti turn out to produce the brightest, purest lemon yellow! 😍
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 34: An Unbelievable Prickly Pear! (Opuntia Stenopetala)
Never have I ever seen a prickly pear (Opuntia) that put out flowers like this!
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 32: Prickly Pears!
The prickly pears are starting to bloom, along with the cholla and it is more spectacular than I’d imagined it would be.
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 27: An especially beautiful prickly pear
Is this thing a cactus or a rose?! 😍
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Saguaro, Opuntia and Other Cacti are Permanent Carbon Sinks
Cacti are essential allies in carbon capture, turning atmospheric carbon into calcium carbonate.
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