One of the plants documented on last weeks Imperial County, - TopicsExpress



          

One of the plants documented on last weeks Imperial County, California botany trip was a lonely specimen of cottontop barrel cactus, Echinocactus polycephalus. Growing on a ridge high in the remote Palo Verde Mountains, I spied this isolated plant across a small valley and alerted Jon, who went over to inspect it. Since there were fruits on the cactus, a good herbarium specimen could be made and so I went over to bring Jon a sturdy paper grocery bag to collect fruit and spine samples. Heres a series of pictures demonstrating the simultaneous danger and romance of botany field work, as the scientist bleeds for his craft. Now theres dedication for you! Working past injuries is all part of the job. ;-)
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 07:58:36 +0000

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