Little Treasures by Dynazty

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Aug 06, 2007

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Description

of the Desert Playing Now: Artist: Savatage Song: Symmetry Album: Handful of Rain Fishhook Cactus Mammillaria microcarpa Range Sonoran Desert of southeastern California, Arizona and New Mexico to western Texas and northern Mexico. Habitat Dry, gravely desert slopes, often under bushes below 4,500 feet. Flowers Bright flowers, 1 inch wide and composed of many petals, bloom April and May. Description A low, cylindrical cactus with one or many thick-clustered stems grows to 6 inches high. Many hooked spines, 1/2-inch long at the tips of nipples, are surrounded by numerous, straight, tan-to-pink ones. The Fishhook Cactus has extended, smooth, red fruit 1/2 to 1 inches long. Not to be confused with the Fishhook Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus wislizenii) of the Chihuahuan Desert. Also called: * Pincushion Cactus * Corkseed Cactus * Nipple Cactus * Fishhook Mammillaria * Cabeza del Viejo Full size if you wana see the ant

Comments (6)

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muse27

11:50PM | Mon, 06 August 2007

Gorgeous capture. I love the true colors here. Great image, thanks for sharing.

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nongo

11:53PM | Mon, 06 August 2007

GORGEOUS IMAGE!!!!!!!!

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Digitaleagle

12:19AM | Tue, 07 August 2007

Wonderful detail and clearity awesome image!!!

MrsLubner

12:23AM | Tue, 07 August 2007

I've got one that disproves the 6 inch size theory. Mine is about 10 inches and still growing. I love this pov you got with the lovely blooms. Excellent shot! Oh, and I also have the fishhook barrel cactus and it just finished blooming too. :-)

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