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A color landscape photo of a large egg-shaped clump of spiny cactus with approximately sixty bright red flowers.Some flowers have yet to open, but most are open. Each flower has a yellow-green central part. Grasses and other short plants surround the cactus.

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A color landscape photo of a large egg-shaped clump of spiny cactus with approximately sixty bright red flowers.Some flowers have yet to open, but most are open. Each flower has a yellow-green central part. Grasses and other short plants surround the cactus.
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Bob Tregilus (elaterite@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 08:19:08 JST Bob Tregilus

Probably a Echinocereus coccineus (scarlet hedgehog cactus), but there are a ton of species in the Echinocereus genus, so who knows? One thing is certain, they brighten up the early spring desert landscape in the Southwest. (Photo: Bluff, Utah area, 4/23/2024.)
#Desert #BloomScrolling #WildFlowers #Photography #Darktable

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