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Blooming cactus near Tucson, AZ

Blossoms and Thorns

by JHF on May 4, 2011 · 2 comments

in On the Road

More botanical wonders from Tucson Mountain Park. No, I don’t know what kind of cactus this is! Do you?

Katy George May 16, 2011 at 7:04 pm

looks very like prickly pear. has to be a close cousin.

Mary Farr May 16, 2011 at 9:15 pm

You’re right. It’s a Cow’s Tongue Prickly Pear Cactus. (Didn’t know myself until recently. Just saw marker for it on the nature trail at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale where I work.)

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