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Melocactus

Melocactus curvispinus

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

large, barrel type cactus, typical, simple pink flower

Habitat:

desert

Notes:

There were a lot of these cacti in the Tatacoa desert. There were a lot of cacti actually but only about 4 unique species that I could see. Without my ID books at hand, I´m not of the the species of this one. I should be able to ID it once I get home. Maybe Echinocactus? This is the same type I have with my profile photo.

Species ID Suggestions

Melocactus

Melocactus curvispinus
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Comments (6)
Dan Doucette
Thanks for the info. I wish I would have known that before. I did see a lot of the fruits and would have loved to be eating them.
Nimbid Ditavi
The fruit that this cacti produces is consumable, and pretty delicious by the way, it looks like a little pink chili.

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PublishedJanuary 14, 2013

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