28 August 2013

Curlycue cactus ~

The grounds of Westward Look Resort had so many beautiful specimens of native plants to admire. This odd cactus caught my eye - looks like ribbon or macaroni or.... what do you think?
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  1. AnonymousAugust 28, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    Never seen anything like it. One of the branches looks like the shape of clover. Do you know the name of the cactus?
    Kathy

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  2. Website Editor: WordsmithAugust 28, 2013 at 7:59 PM

    Hi Kathy, I don't but I've asked a friend at the Desert Museum to see if she can identify this curious curly plant. I'll post the answer here.

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  3. Website Editor: WordsmithAugust 29, 2013 at 6:57 AM

    Hi Kathy!
    One of the botany experts at the Desert Museum has identified this unusual specimen as "the crested form of Myrtillocactus geometrizans (candelabra cactus)."
    (:
    Dianne

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  4. KateAugust 30, 2013 at 9:14 PM

    Its folds and layers give it the beautiful and unusual shape we seem to admire.

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