Rare Cactus Photos and More Desert Botany
| RARE & ENDANGERED CACTI | RARE & UNUSUAL DESERT PLANTS | ||
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Coryphantha
scheeri
var. robustispina ENDANGERED (Coryphantha robustispina) Pima Pineapple Cactus |
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Xerophytic
FERNS
Photo Guide to Desert Ferns. |
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Echinocactus
horizonthalonius
var. nicholii ENDANGERED Arizona Turk's Head |
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Cryptobiotic
Crust
Sonoran Desert soil crust |
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Echinomastus
erectocentrus
var. erectocentrus Needle-Spined Cactus |
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Empire
Mountains Flora
Plant list with selected photos |
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Coryphantha
recurvata
Golden Beehive |
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Stonecrops
& Rock Mat
Graptopetalum bartramii, G. rusbyi Sedum cockerellii Petrophytum caespitosum |
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Peniocereus
greggii
Night-Blooming Cereus |
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AGAVE Notes
Unusual Agave palmeri etc |
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Lophocereus
schottii Senita
Stenocereus thurberi Organ Pipe |
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Yerba Mansa
Anemonopsis californica How to grow a native medicinal plant. |
| COMMON CACTI | OTHER NATURAL HISTORY | ||
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Opuntia
& Cylindropuntia
Prickly Pears and Chollas |
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Joshua
Tree National Park
Yuccas, Cacti, Wildflowers, Stonecrop, Palm Oases |
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Echinocereus
Hedgehogs and Rainbow Cactus |
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Islands
of the Morning
Nags Head Woods & Buxton Woods Outer Banks, NC |
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Mammillaria & Coryphantha | 3-D
Anaglyph Photos:
Cacti & others |
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Ferocactus
Barrel Cacti |
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Sclerocactus
whipplei
Fish-hook Cactus |
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These photos are
presented for education and enjoyment,
to encourage the
appreciation and preservation of Arizona native plants in their Sonoran
Desert home.
All southwestern
desert plants are threatened by loss of habitat to urban development
and destruction
due to collection and off-road vehicle use.
Cattle ranching
threatens ecosystems throughout the West, causing widespread
destruction of vegetation
and streams, soil erosion, and arroyo formation.
The result is a
patchwork of impoverished plant communities in a permanently altered landscape.
THANK
YOU FOR VISITING! This site has been online since July 2000, serving
cactus enthusiasts,
land
management agencies, conservation organizations, and the public.
Photos have appeared in several publications.
| LINKS |
| NPCCNative Plant Conservation Campaign |
| Cactus Mall Hundreds of links! |
| CORYPHANTHA
Guidebook
Reto Dicht's Coryphantha Homepage. |
| Flora of North America |
PHOTOS,
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