Blooming Haystack Cactus | wall

MapMapa

Blooming Haystack Cactus

Blooming Haystack Cactus

The Haystack Cactus, found in the Franklin Mountains, gets its name from its distinctive haystack shape.

Image Description: This picture shows the Blooming Haystack Cactus in the Chihuahuan Desert. The blooms on the cactus are a vibrant pink, and stand out in stark contrast the desert floor as well as the sharp spikes of the cactus.

Creator: El Paso Museum of Archaeology

Area: Northeast / Franklin Mountains

Castner Range

Source: El Paso Museum of Archaeology

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

Report this item

Comments

Thank you for your comment

Report this entry

More from the same community-collection

Cliff Dwelling

Diorama at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology.

Blooming

Rabit at the Moon

From Walking with our Ancestors Exhibit, El Paso Museum of ...

Cactus In Bloom

Cactus

Franklin Mountains

Yellow poppies in front of the Franklin Mountains.

Sunrise Over the Franklin Mountains

Sunrise over the Franklin Mountains ---view from Upper Valley.

Prehistoric Hunter

Diorama at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology.

The Pond

View of the Foothills of Franklin Mountains

View of the foothills of the Franklin Mountains from Chihuahuan ...

El Paso Archaeology Museum

El Paso Archaeology Museum

El Paso Archaeology Museum

El Paso Archaeology Museum

El Paso Archaeology Museum

El Paso Archaeology Museum

Rest area and information plaque at the El Paso Archaeology ...

Poppy blooms

Poppies in the Franklin Mountains.

Poppies

Poppies blooming in the Franklin Mountains.

Franklin Mountains

Franklin Mountains in the background.

El Paso Archaeology Museum

Directional sign for the Poppy Trail at the El Paso Archaeology ...

Cactus flowers

Cactus blooming near the Archaeology Museum.

Franklin Mountains

Landscape near the Museum.

Youth Dancers

Youth dancers performing in the Franklin Mountains.

5

...

home.search_collection