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Yes, I did notice the dried moss and almost included a photo of it specifically. Couldn’t figure out what it was though - it almost looks like something new just sprouting up.
4 years agoThis another new discovery for me. Coming from the Pacific Northwest, I’ve always associated ferns with wet, dripping forests. I had no idea ferns grew in the desert.
4 years agoThis page has been a really nice photographic essay overall! And Mount Lemmon? It's lower slopes are wall to wall (should I say it?) cactus! We went up by car, and were wowed by the cyclists careening down.
By the way, sitting here at home in comfort with all the time in the world I have the gall to remind you that the promised walked tour of Bisbee is still outstanding!
That Burmese bottle opener has been around the block, I can tell you that!!
4 years agoPretty amazing chance meeting. The oddest things happen on a bike and usually they are really good things.
4 years agoYup! Lots of them around here, and I don't know how to tell them apart.
https://wildflowersearch.org/search?oldstate=gmc%3A32.296%2C-111.120%3Bcat%3AX%3Bcolor%3Aignore%3Blocation%3ATucson%2C+AZ+85745%2C+USA%3Belev%3A2676%3Bgms%3A11%3Bsize%3Aignore%3B&buttonName=none&hab=&Elev=&Submit=Submit+Values&PlantName=echinocereus
Also notice the bumpy little dried up moss. It would green up nicely in wet weather. Not going to narrow down the ID any closer than moss because not only are they hard to distinguish, but there are over 150 species in the area! Amazing biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert!
Yes, definitely a fern. I think it looks like Cochise Scaly Cloak Fern.
http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=2022
White one might be a desert zinnia.
http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=1960
Orange one is a globe-mallow, possibly Coulter's.
http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3803
Blue one might be a Phacelia.
https://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_phta.pdf
They generally have very white outer links, while trunks have needles that have turned brown or blackish, and do not seem to deteriorate and fall off like most chollas. And, yeah... no fun, especially with all the barbs that make spines so hard to pull out. You should see them under a microscope!
Found a pretty good one:
http://blogs.goaj.org/gfraher/tag/teddy-bear-cactus/
Fish hook cacti (aka pincushion and a few other common names) are slightly different in that their spines arise from little humps, while hedgehogs have spines arising from ridges, kind of like Saguaros do.
http://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_mammillaria.php
Fish hook cactus. Either common, or Graham's. Not something I can distinguish. I always enjoy finding them. Notice the ripe fruits.
http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3387
http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3397
Fairy duster.
https://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/299/calliandra-eriophylla-fairyduster/
That's a beautiful shot
4 years agoIsn’t it amazing though? It reminds us of a flour-de-lis, something we might see in France.
4 years ago
Oh, I get it. Very clear, comparing this one and the hedgehog above it.
4 years ago