 Trap Mountain(?) west from Smokey Creek Trail near Trap Spring east from Mule Ear Overlook. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Purple-tinged prickly pear cactus in the middle part of Smokey Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Smokey Creek Trail near Trap Spring east from Mule Ear Overlook, view to the west. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Pitaya(?) cactus on Smokey Creek Trail east from Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Mule Ear Peaks east from Smokey Creek Trail east from Mule Ear Overlook. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Smokey Creek Trail east from Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Smokey Creek Trail through creosote bushes and cacti east from Mule Ear Overlook. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Santa Elena Canyon west from Smokey Creek Trail east from Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Bee Mountain, view to the west from Smokey Creek Trail near Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Goat Mountain, view to the north from Smokey Creek Trail near Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Valley of Smokey Creek, view to the east from a trail north from Mule Ear Peaks. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Mule Ear Peaks from Smokey Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Smokey Creek Trail north from Mule Ear Peaks. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Ocotillo on Smokey Creek Trail north from Mule Ear Peaks. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Cactus on rocks of Smokey Creek. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Prickly pears cactus on a small ridge near Juniper Canyon Trail south from Upper Juniper Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 22, 2007
 Maiden ferns at Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Agave on Smokey Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 24, 2007
 Dallas Sierra Club on Smokey Creek Trail at rain. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 24, 2007
 Desert mistletoe(?) growing on ocotillo, view from Smokey Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Redeye prickly pear cactus (Engelmann prickly pear, Opuntia phaeacantha var. discata) on Savanna Meadow Trail in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Canyon of Smokey Creek. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Pour-off of Smokey Creek. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Cane Cholla cactus and Southeast Rim, view from east part of Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
 Magenta tinged prickly pears cactus on northern hill in Davis Mountains State Park. Fort Davis, Texas, December 29, 2007
 Echinocactus horizonthalonius (devil s head cactus, or horse crippler) with daggerlike spines on a small ridge near Juniper Canyon Trail south from Upper Juniper Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 22, 2007
 Prickly pear cactus on Turkey Pass Trail in Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. Fredericksburg, Texas, October 27, 2007
 Close-up of purple spots on pads of a prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 28, 2023
 Elephant Tusk Rock, view from Fresno Spring near Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 24, 2007
 Fresno Spring at evening. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
 Yellow flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2020
 Blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmanii(?)) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
 Flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmanii(?)) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
 Purple spineless prickly pears cactus in Davis Mountains State Park. Fort Davis, Texas, December 29, 2007
 Yellow flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmanii(?)) with a bee in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
 Cactus coreid bug Chelinidea vittiger on a pad of prickly pear cactus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2008
 Cactus coreid bug Chelinidea vittiger nymph on a pad of prickly pear cactus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2008
 Nymphs of cactus bug Chelinidea vittiger feeding on prickly pear cactus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 11, 2021
 Slopes of Chisos Mountains east from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009
 Camping on a small ridge near Juniper Canyon Trail south from Upper Juniper Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 22, 2007
 Blooming prickly pear cactus north from Capulin Canyon in Bandelier National Monument. New Mexico, near Los Alamos, May 24, 2008
 Young pads of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Close-up of young pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Top view of young pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Nymphs of cactus bug Chelinidea vittiger feeding on prickly pear cactus (discolored areas of opuntia is the result of punctures) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 11, 2008
 Cacti on east part of Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
 Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, March 21, 2016
 Orange flowers of Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on Savanna Meadow Trail in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Yellow flowers of Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on Savanna Meadow Trail in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Pad decay fungus Aspergillus alliaceus(?) (black) on prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 20, 2017
 Fruit of cholla cactus (cylindropuntia) on Blue Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
 Sotol and Southeast Rim, view from east part of Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
 Warped pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) with a cladode rot fungus Aspergillus alliaceus(?) (black) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 20, 2017
 Pads of prickly pear cactus on Loop Trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 27, 2013
 Dwarf rosette lichen Physcia neogaea on a dry pad of prickly pear cactus in prairie in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, March 17, 2021
 Dwarf rosette lichen Physcia neogaea on a dry pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, March 17, 2021
 Flower buds on a pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Yellow and orange flowers of Engelmann prickly pear cactus (Opuntia phaeacantha var. discata) on Savanna Meadow Trail in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Prickly pears cactus on East Trail in Lost Maples State Natural Area. Vanderpool, Texas, November 8, 2008
 Blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Green flower buds of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Yellow flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Snail feeding on a green pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium in Independence. Texas, May 3, 2009
 Cactus coreid bug (Chelinidea vittiger) on a pad of prickly pear in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, August 7, 2010
 Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on Moore s Hill Outcrop at FM Road 3090 near Navasota. Texas, April 21, 2018
 Slender orange-bush lichen (Teloschistes exilis) together with Parmotrema and Physcia on an old pad of prickly pear cactus in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, March 17, 2021
 Tender young pads or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, May 13, 2012
 El Capitan Mountain with prickly pears cactus in foreground, view from upper Roadside Park. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007
 Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 26, 2009
 Section of prickly pear (cactus fruit) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a supermarket. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2024
 Close-up of a slice of prickly pear (cactus fruit) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a supermarket. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2024
 Details of a slice of prickly pear (cactus fruit) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a supermarket. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2024
 Dry pad skeleton of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 17, 2022
 Emerging pad of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2018
 Blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 28, 2024
 Texture of a pad skeleton of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 1, 2024
 Vegetative shoot of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 17, 2022
 Texture of a pad skeleton of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 17, 2022
 Purplish pads of a prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 28, 2023
 Yellow flowers of Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2012
 Slopes of Chisos Mountains from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 26, 2009
 Cliffs of Toll Mountain from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 26, 2009
 Prickly pear cactus on a mural "500 Anos de Resistencia" by Salvadoran artist Isaias Mata (1992) on 24th Street in Mission District of San Francisco. California, March 16, 2024
 Magenta tinged echinocereus hedgehog actus on El Capitan Trail. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 27, 2007
 Tender young pad or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2009
 Close up of a tender young pad of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2018
 Tender young pad or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2018
 Coreid bugs Chelinidea vittiger (adult with feeding nymph) on a pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 7, 2008
 Lower part of Juniper Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
 Prickly pears cactus near Fishing Beach. Sandy Hook, New Jersey, March 11, 2007
 Boot Rock from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
 View of Boot Rock from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009
 Boot Rock, view from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009
 Boot Rock from Boot Spring Trail at sunrise. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
 Boot Rock, view from Juniper Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
 Fresno Circle campsite near Dodson Trail at evening. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
 Lower (flat) part of Juniper Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
 Weathered wood on Pinnacles Trail near Juniper Flat. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 22, 2007
 Prickly pears cactus (zoomed) near Fishing Beach. Sandy Hook, New Jersey, March 11, 2007
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