Contest 45: North American Cacti -Sonoran Desert Species-

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Contest 45: North American Cacti -Sonoran Desert Species-

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July - North American Cacti -Sonoran Desert Species-
This topic is all about the species that grow in North America. Specifically, they must grow within the Sonoran Desert.

The Sonoran desert runs through south west Arizona, the south east tip of California, the north west tip of Mexico and most of Baja California.

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Echinomastus erectocentrus var. acunensis near Florence, AZ:

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Echinocereus rigidissimus
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Mammillaria dioica
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Face to face. Go and climb a Saguaro. :wink:
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Carnegiea gigantea
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Opuntia gosseliniana

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Cholla birdhouse Cylindropuntia fulgida? Prime real estate for maybe white-wing dove in Sonoran Desert
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Ferocactus cylindraceus
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Echinocereus coccineus
In my garden.

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Ferocactus cylindraceus near the Arizona - California border off of I-10.

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OK, I finally decided. I just love the color and texture of C. bigelovii flowers:

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Echinocactus polycephalus I suppose, photographed at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson a few days ago :D :D

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Mammillaria blossfeldiana, not in habitat
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