5444 x 3629 px | 46,1 x 30,7 cm | 18,1 x 12,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
15. März 2015
Ort:
Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States
Weitere Informationen:
A photograph of some Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) in the Joshua Tree National Park, in California, USA. The Beavertail Cactus is a medium-sized to small prickly pear cactus, depending on variety, growing to about 60 cm tall. A single plant may consist of hundreds of fleshy, flattened pads. These are more or less blue-gray, depending on variety, growing to a length of 14 cm and are maximum 10 cm wide and 1 to 1.5 cm thick. They are typically spineless, but have instead many small barbed bristles, called glochids, that easily penetrate the skin. The pink to rose colored flowers are most common; however, a rare variety of white and even yellow flowers also exist. Opuntia basilaris bloom from spring to early summer.
