Habitat: Grand Canyon West, AZ May 2011

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Habitat: Grand Canyon West, AZ May 2011

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Our third stop was pretty spectacular. Got two words for ya -GRAND CANYON! :lol: And our second new Agave in habitat, Agave utahensis...and lots of it! Along with many clumps of Ecac. polycephalus and Ecer. mojavensis. A special treat was an Escobaria in flower.

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Grand Canyon West, AZ May 2001


Agave utahensis
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Echinocactus polycephalus
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Echinocereus mojavensis
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Escobaria vivipara var. deserti
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Opuntia basilaris
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Oh you lucky thing :mrgreen: I would love to go there! Stunning plants in stunning natural environment.
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There isn't always time to go away for days on end, but it sure is wonderful when we do. I love being out there in habitat! Despite living so close, most of the plants we saw were for the first time.
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It looks a dream of a trip, the desert is a fascinating place. Some really great plants there, especially the huge Echinocereus mojavensis and I'll never get my Agave utahensis to get that big!
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Hi CoronaCactus,

Love the slideshow. Guess where I want to go for my hols! :mrgreen:

Best wishes, G.
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I enjoyed that very much - thank you.
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Thanks, glad you enjoyed.
I'm happy to report a few of the E. polycephalus seeds i collected are slowly germinating, along with A. utahensis :D
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