Desert Bloom in Red

Hedgehog Cactus Bloom - Echinocerens is from the Greek echinos, meaning a hedgehog, and cereus meaning a wax taper. These names refer to the plant's spiny resemblance to a hedgehog (or so the early Europeans thought) and the plant's shape, respectively. Photo was taken at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, AZ.

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