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Echinocereus triglochidiatus

Claret-cup Cactus; Kingcup Cactus

A member of the Cactaceae, the Cactus Family

Flowering stem of Echinocereus triglochidiatus, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Flowering stem.

Grand Canyon National Park: Along South Kaibab Trail, near Skeleton Point,
at ca. 5240 feet elevation.

18 April 2007.

 

Habit of Echinocereus triglochidiatus, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Habit; same plant as in prior image.

18 April 2007.

 

Spine detail of Echinocereus triglochidiatus, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Spine detail.

Same plant as in prior images.

18 April 2007.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 26 April 2007; revised 4 July 2008.

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