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Nopales

Cactaceae

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34.3345, -116.577

Field Notes

Description:

Light green cactus with paddle-shaped section and pink-purple flowering fruits along the ridges.

Habitat:

The desert was hot and dry, though there had been snow the day before in the area.

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buds about to unfurl
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PublishedNovember 17, 2011

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