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Keywords: Fouquieriaceae | Fouquieria splendens Engelm. | Saguaro National Park, Arizona
This is the second part of the series on ocotillo. Today's photographs are a conventional specimen shot and an impressionistic shot with the Lenbaby lens. The wand-like stems are instantly recognizable in the southwestern USA as being Fouquieria splendens. This does not hold true if one visits Mexico, where the stems of at least a few of the other ten species have a similar appearance.
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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at April 22, 2006 12:17 AM
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Posted by: Eric Simpson at April 22, 2008 2:51 PM
Any photographs, Eric?
Posted by: Daniel Mosquin 
at April 22, 2008 2:53 PM
Yes, Daniel, I got some photos. I've loaded the best one onto my Flickr page (my first Flickr pic!) at http://www.flickr.com/photos/15627081@N08/2437422711/
Posted by: Eric Simpson at April 23, 2008 9:24 PM
Oh, I should add that this was taken after a 3.5 hour hike up the ridge to the south of the mouth of Palm Canyon, at about 2580' elev. (~1800' above the campgrounds).
Posted by: Eric Simpson at April 23, 2008 9:41 PM
The top photo really brings back memories. Saguaro National Park is one of my favourite places of all -- if you respond to desert landscapes, this feels like another world, especially for someone living in a city in a temperate zone.
My first visit to SNP was just after the spring rains, and many species of cactus were in bloom. I remember being very enchanted with this desert, and making an effort to learn the names of the cacti. Thankfully, that exercise pretty much "took", as I still know many of them. Ocotillo (and the saguaro, of course) are two species I especially like.
Posted by: Mary Ann, in Toronto at July 18, 2009 3:54 PM
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I know few people will see a new comment on a "previous year" page, but it seemed appropriate:
I just got back from Anza-Borrego and I have to report that I saw an ocotillo, ONE ocotillo, with pale yellow flowers! Didn't know they came in that flavor.