Cactus photos

Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring.
Species: Hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11940  

Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring.
Species: Hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11941  

Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring.
Species: Hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11942  

Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring.
Species: Hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11943  

Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring.
Species: Hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11944  

Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring.
Species: Hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11945  

Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring.
Species: Hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11946  

Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring.
Species: Hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11947  

Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring.
Species: Hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11948  

Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring.
Species: Hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11949  

Hedgehog cactus.
Species: Hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11950  

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.
Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11979  

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.
Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11980  

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.
Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11982  

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.
Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11983  

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.
Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11984  

Cardon cactus, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. Known as the elephant cactus or Mexican giant cactus, cardon is largest cactus in the world and is endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula. Some specimens of cardon have been measured over 21m (70) high. These slow-growing plants live up to 300 years and can weigh 25 tons. Cardon is often mistaken for the superficially similar saguaro of Arizona and Sonora, but the saguaro does not occupy Baja California.
Species: Cardon cactus, Elephant cactus, Pachycereus pringlei
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 05497  

Cardon cactus, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. Known as the elephant cactus or Mexican giant cactus, cardon is largest cactus in the world and is endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula. Some specimens of cardon have been measured over 21m (70) high. These slow-growing plants live up to 300 years and can weigh 25 tons. Cardon is often mistaken for the superficially similar saguaro of Arizona and Sonora, but the saguaro does not occupy Baja California.
Species: Cardon cactus, Elephant cactus, Pachycereus pringlei
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 05499  

Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon.
Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa, Opuntia
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10461  

Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon.
Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa, Opuntia
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10472  

Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon.
Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa, Opuntia
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10473  

Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon.
Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa, Opuntia
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10536