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604-04. Prickly pears cactus on a small ridge near Juniper Canyon Trail south from Upper Juniper Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 22, 2007Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Echinocactus horizonthalonius (devil s head cactus, or horse crippler) with daggerlike spines on a small ridge near Juniper Canyon Trail south from Upper Juniper Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 22, 2007  Camping on a small ridge near Juniper Canyon Trail south from Upper Juniper Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 22, 2007  Lower part of Juniper Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007  Lower (flat) part of Juniper Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007  Boot Rock, view from Juniper Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007  Northeast Rim, view from lower part of Juniper Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007  Crown Mountain, view from lower part of Juniper Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007  Dead juniper on Devils Hall Trail in Pine Spring Canyon. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007  Weathered wood on Pinnacles Trail near Juniper Flat. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 22, 2007  Purple-tinged prickly pear cactus on Smokey Creek Trail near Trap Spring east from Mule Ear Overlook. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  El Capitan Mountain with prickly pears cactus in foreground, view from upper Roadside Park. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007  Dry juniper tree on South Rim at morning. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009  Purple-tinged prickly pear cactus in the middle part of Smokey Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Pitaya(?) cactus on Smokey Creek Trail east from Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Bark of alligator juniper in McKittrick Canyon. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007  Santa Elena Canyon west from Smokey Creek Trail east from Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Alligator juniper (Juniperus deppeana) near El Capitan Trail. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 27, 2007  Drooping juniper (Juniperus flaccida Var. flaccida) on Southeast Rim. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009  Upper section of Boot Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009  Upper part of Boot Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009  Prickly pears near El Capitan Trail. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 27, 2007  Prickly pears and yucca near El Capitan Trail. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 27, 2007  Smokey Creek Trail east from Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Cane Cholla cactus and Southeast Rim, view from east part of Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007  Prickly pears cactus on East Trail in Lost Maples State Natural Area. Vanderpool, Texas, November 8, 2008  Bee Mountain, view to the west from Smokey Creek Trail near Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Elephant Tusk Rock, view from Fresno Spring near Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 24, 2007  Goat Mountain, view to the north from Smokey Creek Trail near Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Upper section of Hiker s Staircase near Devil s Hall in Pine Spring Canyon. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007  Alligator juniper north from Capulin Canyon in Bandelier National Monument. New Mexico, near Los Alamos, May 24, 2008  Smokey Creek Trail near Trap Spring east from Mule Ear Overlook, view to the west. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Drying juniper twig north from Capulin Canyon in Bandelier National Monument. New Mexico, near Los Alamos, May 24, 2008  Cactus on rocks of Smokey Creek. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Purple spineless prickly pears cactus in Davis Mountains State Park. Fort Davis, Texas, December 29, 2007  Trap Mountain(?) west from Smokey Creek Trail near Trap Spring east from Mule Ear Overlook. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Fresno Spring at evening. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007  Magenta tinged prickly pears cactus on northern hill in Davis Mountains State Park. Fort Davis, Texas, December 29, 2007  Maiden ferns at Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Prickly pears cactus near Fishing Beach. Sandy Hook, New Jersey, March 11, 2007  Prickly pears cactus (zoomed) near Fishing Beach. Sandy Hook, New Jersey, March 11, 2007  South Rim, view from Fresno Circle campsite near Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007  Prickly pears cactus in snow near a road between White s City and Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007  Rocks on Devils Hall Trail in Pine Spring Canyon. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007  Hiker s staircase in Pine Spring Canyon, on Devils Hall Trail. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007  Fruit of cholla cactus (cylindropuntia) on Blue Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009  Tiny white flowers of rustweed (juniper leaf, Polypremum procumbens) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2008  Peeling bark of Texas madrone on Devils Hall Trail in Pine Spring Canyon. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007  Texas madrone (Arbutus xalapensis) on Devils Hall Trail in Pine Spring Canyon. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007  Slopes of Chisos Mountains from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 26, 2009  Cliffs of Toll Mountain from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 26, 2009  Smooth white bark of Texas madrone on Devils Hall Trail in Pine Spring Canyon. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007  Slopes of Chisos Mountains east from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009  El Capitan Mountain with cholla cactus in foreground, view from upper Roadside Park. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007  Boot Canyon Trail ending at Southeast Rim. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009  Blooming prickly pear cactus north from Capulin Canyon in Bandelier National Monument. New Mexico, near Los Alamos, May 24, 2008  Agave on Smokey Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 24, 2007  Boot Rock from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009  View of Boot Rock from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009  Boot Rock, view from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009  Boot Rock from Boot Spring Trail at sunrise. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009  Mule Ear Peaks from Smokey Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Cacti on east part of Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007  Flower bud of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, April 19, 2009  Shoot of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium in Independence. Texas, March 22, 2009  Century plant and Elephant Tusk Mountain, view from South Rim. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 22, 2007  Devil s Hall in Pine Spring Canyon. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007  Fresno Circle campsite near Dodson Trail at evening. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007  Smokey Creek Trail north from Mule Ear Peaks. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Vegetative shoot of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, April 19, 2009  Rocks in Devil s Hall in Pine Spring Canyon. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007  Big rocks near Devil s Hall in Pine Spring Canyon. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007  Dallas Sierra Club on Smokey Creek Trail at rain. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 24, 2007  Ocotillo on Smokey Creek Trail north from Mule Ear Peaks. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Sotol and Southeast Rim, view from east part of Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007  Eroded pinnacles of pink volcanic tuff looking like a miniature Bryce Canyon on Blue Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009  Prickly pears (sabra) cactus on the roadside in Nizzanim. The Middle East, July 19, 2001  Desert mistletoe(?) growing on ocotillo, view from Smokey Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Snail feeding on a fresh young pad of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, April 19, 2009  Rapidly growing vegetative shoot of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, April 19, 2009  Sprout of prickly pears cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 6, 2008  Dried sap of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2009  New growth of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 1, 2009  Dry trunk of juniper near Pedernales Falls. Johnson City, Texas, November 29, 2008  Valley of Smokey Creek, view to the east from a trail north from Mule Ear Peaks. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Smokey Creek Trail through creosote bushes and cacti east from Mule Ear Overlook. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007  Emerging sprout (new pad) of prickly pears cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 6, 2008  Blooming Prickly pears (Opuntia) cactus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2009  Spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) on a shoot of prickly pears cactus in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, March 7, 2009  Cactus on rocks of El Capitan Trail. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 27, 2007  Hedgehog cactus near El Capitan Trail. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 27, 2007  Blooming prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 30, 2011  Rapidly growing vegetative shoot of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) with fleshy, green, leaf-like phylloclades in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, April 19, 2009  Cushion cactus and El Capitan Mountain from a trail in Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Texas, December 27, 2007  Prickly pears cactus (known as sabra in Israel) in downtown Beer-Sheva, at intersection of Rager and Tuvyahu Street. The Middle East, February 18, 2000  Juniper berries in dew in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, November 5, 2009 |
