Tenacity

[tumamoc]

This Ferocactus cylindraceus seedling in the southeastern California desert made the most of a narrow crack in a limestone boulder.

[Steve Johnson]

Wow, great shots!

There's an event I drive to in Vegas every November, and whenever I come back to L.A. I always look for a short stretch along the I15 where I can see California fire barrels (guess that's the species you're showing us?) in among chollas and Joshua trees. Wish I knew where it is on the map, although definitely southeast California. Not exactly cactus country between L.A. and Vegas, but that little spot on the road is magic to me.

[iann]

Hope it doesn't get too cocky and break the boulder right in half ...

[KittieKAT]

Look like it might lol

[cjbaker]

Nice! I wonder how the seed got up there, maybe in a bird dropping?

[peterb]

beautiful photo, always love seeing cacti in plain rock.

Peter

[tumamoc]

Wow, great shots!

There's an event I drive to in Vegas every November, and whenever I come back to L.A. I always look for a short stretch along the I15 where I can see California fire barrels (guess that's the species you're showing us?) in among chollas and Joshua trees. Wish I knew where it is on the map, although definitely southeast California. Not exactly cactus country between L.A. and Vegas, but that little spot on the road is magic to me.

This fire barrel occurs near the Colorado River, south of Parker Dam--an area that seems to be along the Mojave-Sonoran desert transition zone. No Joshua trees, and very rarely a saguaro.

Nice! I wonder how the seed got up there, maybe in a bird dropping?

..or rodent poop .

[7george]

I had a similar found at the west end of Anza Borrego Park. E. engelmannii & F. cylindraceus were growing in cracks of the same granite boulder. Who knows, might be spacey enough deep in the cracks...