Purple Prickly Pear - a photo on Flickriver

            The final stop on our first trip of 2022 was in Big Bend National Park where we found this Purple Prickly Pear cactus.  

From Wikipedia:

 "A member of the prickly pear genus, this species is most notable as one of a few cacti that produce a purple pigmentation in the stem. 

Native populations of Opuntia macrocentra are found in Arizona, New Mexico, Southwestern Texas, and Northwestern Mexico.

This cactus is a slow growing perennial that inhabits a wide range of soil substrates and habitat types. It can be found below the elevation of 5000 ft in areas of sandy desert flats, rocky hills, or valley grasslands."

Taken on: January 19, 2022

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purple prickly pear

Opuntia macrocentra

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, f/14.0, 1/160 sec, 318mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	318mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 18.0 (Windows)
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