| Cactus, plants that get mistaken for cactus,
Succulents and other things without typical leaves These photos are from wildflowers in the wild. |
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claret cup, scarlet hedgehog cactus Echinocereus coccineus |
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pinkflower hedgehog cactus,
pink-flower hedgehog cactus, strawberry cactus, Fendler hedgehog Echinocereus fendleri The fruits of these are small, and taste like strawberries. clarit cup |
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pinkflower hedgehog cactus,
pink-flower hedgehog cactus, strawberry cactus, Fendler hedgehog Echinocereus fendleri |
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claret cup, scarlet hedgehog cactus Echinocereus coccineus |
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claret cup, scarlet hedgehog cactus Echinocereus coccineus |
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probably Claret cup, Hedgehog cactus, Kingcup cactus, Mojave mound Echinocereus triglochidiatus |
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These are prevelant near the top
of South Peak in the Sandia Mountains. They get as big as a
grapefruit. I've not seen them anywhere
else. clydoopuncha imbrcata |
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cholla clydoopuncha imbrcata |
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cholla fruit These fruits are edible, but you 'd have to be pretty hungary to bother with them. |
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brownplume,wirelettuce, skeleton
plant or wireweed Stephanomeria pauciflora? |
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madrone ??? This is pretty rare in north central New Mexico. I found this on Cochiti Mesa. |
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mormon tea ephera viridis |
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cow's tongue prickly pear cactus This variety is one of the many prickly pear cactus that growin New Mexico and SW Colorado. I don't believe this variety crows native in the central and norhtern part of the state. These are growing in my garden and with some care and protection have grown over 10 feet tall. |
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cow's tongue prickley pear cactus opuntia |
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cow's tongue prickley pear cactus |
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cow's tongue prickley pear
cactus fruit This fruit taste like plum, cherry and apple mixed together with a slight tang. It makes great jelly and can be used to make wine. To eat the fruit raw, hold them between you thumb and fore finger without touching the tiny hairy needles. Scrape all the hairy needles off with a knife or sharp rock. Peel the skin off and eat the flesh, spitting out the seeds. Expect purple fingers. |
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sotol yucca glauca Sotol is not a cactus, but actually a member of the Lily family. |
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yucca bacata The yucca ia not a cactus, but a member of the agave family. Two main types in this area: the datil yucca which has hard fruits that taste like soap and the Spanish bayonnet or banana yucca which has soft fruits that taste like banana when ripe. |
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