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Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

I had never seen this long cactus blooming. It was a nice surprise to see how beautiful flowers it had. The cactus seems like an snake long and slender.

Habitat:

In an oak forest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
LuisStevens
Thank you Ava, You are right it is some kind of night-blooming cereus
MikeGrageda
Hehe, I took a picture of this cactus blooming yesterday. It's a beautiful flower. I have no idea what it is either
Ava T-B
This looks like some species of night-blooming cereus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightblooming_cereus

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Flowers of North America
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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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2012 Best Wildlife Photo

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PublishedApril 19, 2012

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