Rare Cactus
Photos and Desert Botany
Rare Cactus
Photos and Desert Botany
| RARE & ENDANGERED CACTI | SPECIAL PROJECTS | ||
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Coryphantha
scheeri
var. robustispina ENDANGERED (Coryphantha robustispina) Pima Pineapple Cactus |
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Xerophytic
FERNS
Photo Guides to Desert Ferns of Arizona and Texas. UPDATED 12/22/08 |
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Echinocactus
horizonthalonius
var. nicholii ENDANGERED Arizona Turk's Head |
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Flora
of the
Empire Mountains & Davidson Canyon |
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Echinomastus
erectocentrus
var. erectocentrus Needlespine var. acunensis Acuna Cactus |
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HAVE
YOU SEEN ME?
Matthiola parviflora How to identify it and report sightings. |
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Coryphantha
recurvata
Golden Beehive |
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Stonecrops
& Rock Mat |
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Peniocereus
greggii
Night-Blooming Cereus |
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AGAVE Notes
Unusual Agave palmeri. A. parryi x schottii hybrid. |
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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
Pincushions |
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Cryptobiotic
Crust
Sonoran Desert soil crust. |
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Ferocactus
Barrel Cacti |
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Sclerocactus
whipplei
Fish-hook Cactus |
3-D
Anaglyph Photos:
Cacti & others |
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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! Online since July 2000, serving cactus enthusiasts,
land management
agencies, conservation organizations, and the public. Photos have appeared
in several publications.
UPDATED
01/02/13
| LINKS |
| NPCCNative Plant Conservation Campaign |
| Cactus Mall Hundreds of links! |
| Calflora |
PHOTOS,
ART, TEXT, and WEBPAGES by Lorena B. Moore.
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