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Cholla

Opuntia imbricata

Photo by DavidFarrar
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Field Notes

Description:

.Flowers: 2-3" wide; many petals.Fruit: 1-2" long, yellow, egg-shaped, fleshy. Plant height: 3-7'

Habitat:

Southwest desert, plains and amoung pinon and juniper

Notes:

What is the bee inside?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
KristalWatrous
The bee is probably a Diadasia sp. - some species are cactus specialists, foraging for pollen only at cactus flowers. (The general term for this specialized behavior is oligolecty.) Here's some info on Diadasia: http://bugguide.net/node/view/69261.

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PublishedJuly 24, 2011

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