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Saw this plant on a Nature Conservancy hike in High Mountain Park Preserve earlier this month.
What is it, and why is it unusual?
Answer tomorrow (or it may be in the comments section…)
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…and the second part of the answer: it’s the only cactus that grows east of the great plains. It’s always asking itself, “This don’t look like no desert to me!”
TB -
Prickly Pear Cactus
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…and the second part of the answer: it’s the only cactus that grows east of the great plains. It’s always asking itself, “This don’t look like no desert to me!”
TB
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Prickly Pear Cactus