New Big Bend National Park cactus photos

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New Big Bend National Park cactus photos

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I've been photographing Big Bend cacti for many years. These are some of my newer images from the past few years.
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Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
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These were supposed to be in the previous post but were deleted (again).
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Glandulicactus uncinatus var. wrightii
Glandulicactus uncinatus var. wrightii
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Grusonia grahamii
Grusonia grahamii
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Grusonia grahamii
Grusonia grahamii
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Echinocereus stramineus
Echinocereus stramineus
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Ferocactus hamatacanthus var. hamatacanthus
Ferocactus hamatacanthus var. hamatacanthus
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Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
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Mammillaria pottsii
Mammillaria pottsii
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Echinocereus russanthus
Echinocereus russanthus
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Opuntia azurea var. parva
Opuntia azurea var. parva
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Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
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Echinocereus russanthus
Echinocereus russanthus
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Escobaria albicolumnaria
Escobaria albicolumnaria
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Echinocactus texensis
Echinocactus texensis
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Cylindropuntia imbricata var. argentea
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. argentea
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Opuntia azurea var. parva
Opuntia azurea var. parva
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Echinocactus horizonthalonius
Echinocactus horizonthalonius
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Echinocactus horizonthalonius
Echinocactus horizonthalonius
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Re: New Big Bend National Park cactus photos

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Oh wow that's amazing thanks for sharing!
I bet that E. dasyacanthus clump is very beautiful in flower
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a) :mrgreen:
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ElieEstephane, In a good year, E. dasyacanthus plants with multiple stems can produce 20 or more flowers. It's absolutely stunning.
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That's just heart stopping!
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a) :mrgreen:
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Re: New Big Bend National Park cactus photos

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I have seen a lot of Echinocereus dasyacanthus within 100 miles of where I live. The color ranges from pale yellow-white to bright, deep yellow here.
I have yet to see a plant that produces orange-yellow flowers or pink ones near here. However, I do know, that those color variants do exist.
Thank you for posting these photos. I have not yet had the chance to visit the Big Bend area, but there are a few interesting and rare cacti to be photographed there, including one of my favorites: Ariocarpus fissuratus.

Harald
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