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From The Not So Long Way Down by Chris Pountney

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Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in To San Ignacio we go

:-) Something I am losing over the past 2 months...

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in To San Ignacio we go

It is a fishhook cactus. One of my favorites! I figured you would notice one of those cute little things sooner or later! There are several species. This might be either a strawberry cactus...

https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&rel-taxon=begins+with&where-taxon=Mammillaria+dioica

Or a common fishhook cactus.

https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/img_query

5 years ago
Steve Miller/Grampies commented on a photo in To San Ignacio we go

Is it English? If so, tanlines?

5 years ago
Steve Miller/Grampies commented on a photo in To San Ignacio we go

Sorry, having trouble reading it. What does it say?

5 years ago
Steve Miller/Grampies commented on a photo in To San Ignacio we go

Yup, a perfect A.

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Maybe just one more rest day

Variegated century plant.

http://www.plantsrescue.com/tag/agave-americana-marginata/

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Into Guerrero Negro

You are correct! It is tough. Any photos with more detail?

It seems to possibly resemble Adam's tree, covered with some kind of lichen.

https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/img_query

5 years ago
Scott Anderson commented on a photo in Maybe this could be our friend?

And now you have the I, so you can spell pi. Much easier than looking for the greek character set.

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Maybe this could be our friend?

That was a really close guess! Black and white hawk eagle.

http://www.world-birds.com/birds/v/black-and-white-hawk-eagle

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Maybe this could be our friend?

Huge! World's largest cactus species. Elephant cactus, (or in Mexico, cordon).


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachycereus_pringlei

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Maybe this could be our friend?

Nice shot of the agave's flower stalk! Yup, this confirms it is coastal agave.

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Maybe this could be our friend?

Looks like coastal agave.

https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&rel-taxon=begins+with&where-taxon=Agave+shawii

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Maybe this could be our friend?

Ouch!

Cholla for sure possibly silver cholla.

https://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Cylindropuntia&species=echinocarpa

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Maybe this could be our friend?

Some day, I would like to see boojums face to face.

More interesting info. about them:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/boojum-tree/boojum-tree-care.htm

5 years ago
Chris Pountney commented on a photo in Desert tales

I should add that this truck was not passing me this close - it had already passed me and was then waiting for the truck coming the other way when I caught it up again

5 years ago