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The flower and pads of Opuntia aurea

Opuntia aurea

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 24, 2019

Golden prickly-pear is narrowly-restricted to a small area of southern Utah and northern Arizona. Perhaps the easiest place to observe this species is within Utah’s Zion National Park if the iNaturalist observations of Opuntia aurea are any indication.

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Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus growing in a canyon

Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 13, 2017

Sometimes considered a distinct species, littleleaf or dwarf mountain-mahogany is typified by (as you might guess) its small, coriaceous (leathery), linear leaves. As noted by the Flora of North America entry for Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus, the leaves are also strongly revolute; the margins of the leaves are rolled downward against the underside of the […]

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Carnegiea gigantea and Eschscholzia californica subsp. mexicana in Arizona

Carnegiea gigantea and Eschscholzia californica subsp. mexicana

Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 20, 2017

California isn’t the only US state with massive displays of annual wildflowers following rainy winters! Neighbouring Arizona is also well worth a visit–and perhaps less crowded.

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Pinus ponderosa with falling snow

Pinus ponderosa

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 7, 2017

Snow falling on pines might not be the name of a novel, but it is an accurate description of what was happening in early May of 2015 in Arizona’s Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.

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A close-up of the flower of Eucnide urens

Eucnide urens

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 3, 2015

In addition to the flower, today’s photo also shows the needle-like stinging hairs that give this species its common name, desert stingbush.

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Cylindropuntia fulgida

Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 25, 2008

Cylindropuntia fulgida

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Echinocereus rigidissimus

Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 14, 2008

Echinocereus rigidissimus
Echinocereus rigidissimus

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