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Rainbow Cactus

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Photo by AshleyT
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29.3824, -102.94

Field Notes

Description:

Has yellows, oranges, and reds on the spines. They can have as many as 10 stems, but most have 1-3. These are covered in ice since it was a cold morning in the desert.

Habitat:

In desert flats at Black Gap WMA.

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Echinocereus dasyacanthus

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PublishedJanuary 16, 2015

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