Claret Cup Cactus
by Karen Slagle
Title
Claret Cup Cactus
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Karen Slagle
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Photograph - Photography
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I took this image with a Nikon D300 and a Nikkor 105, 2.8 macro lens. This was taken in Texas in a neighbor's cactus garden. He has a collection of cacti from many places.
This would look awesome in your Adobe home or a home decorated in the popular Santa Fe Style of the American Southwest.
The Claret Cup , Echinocereus Triglochidiatus cactus is also called a hedgehog, mojave mound or kingcup cactus. The name 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. Trilochididus means " three barbed bristle" and refers to the straight spines arranged in clusters of three. Also, called Claret cup cactus, after the reddish, cup-shaped flowers
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These cacti are native to the North American Deserts such as the Chihuahuan, the Great Basin, the Mojave and the Sonoran.
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December 15th, 2012
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Comments (56)
Gary Richards
Awesome capture of these beautify cacti in full bloom. Also, congrats on your sale too.
Lucinda Walter
Oh, I love these little Claret Cup cactus blooms. They are so unique and beautiful just like your capture here, Karen. Wonderful colors and light l/f
Jerry Bokowski
Karen, Lovely capture. I have several of these in my natural desert yard here in Vail, Arizona only their blossoms are a magenta color...amazing varieties of beautiful blooms these cacti have! F/L JERRY
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