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Colorado Cactus Yes, we do have cacti in Colorado. From the lowest, dry places you can find and well up into the mountains, you need to watch your step or you might run into one. You might also see some exotic flowers crowning their thorns. And, do you know what is the most endangered cactus in the U.S.? Take a look here and I'll tell you. cactus;cacti;succulent;colorado;desert;prickly pea
Plant Families: Cactaceae And then there's the Cactus Family. We're all familiar with it, even if we've never actually walked among cacti in the wild. They are the tall prickly things that grow in cowboy movies, framing coyotes howling at the full moon as it rises in a lavender dusk sky. They scoff at nature's harshest weather, baking in the hot desert sun, and slumbering in the arid chill of night. They are rugged, primitive and exotic. Cacti are survivors. plant families: cactaceae • gregg m. pasterick. wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology • environment |
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