Members’ Desert Plant Photos

This section is composed of photos taken by club members of desert plants. They may be from their own homes or elsewhere in the desert climate.

To submit a picture, please email it to davidwieg@aol.com. Please include your name as you wish it to be published and the identification of the plant (if known).

Plant ID:  Pachyrereus pringlei 

AKA: Mexican Giant Cardon

Submitted By:  Dave Wiegand

Posting Date: 21 March 2024

Picture #: 65

Plant ID:  Agave macroacantha

AKA: Mangrove Inkblot

Submitted By:  Richard Madill

Posting Date: 19 March 2024

Picture #: 64

Plant ID:  Aloe asphodelaceae

AKA: Swordfish Aloe

Submitted By:  Richard Madill

Posting Date: 19 March 2024

Picture #: 63

Plant ID:  Echinopsis huascha var. grandiflora

AKA: Red Torch cactus

Submitted By:  Richard Madill

Posting Date: 10 March 2024

Picture #: 62

Plant ID:  Astrophytum ornatum

AKA: Bishop’s Cap or Monk’s Hood

Submitted By:  Richard Madill

Posting Date: 10 March 2024

Picture #: 61

Plant ID:  Mammillaria backebergiana F.G. Buchenau

AKA: Mammillaria backebergiana F.G. Buchenau

Submitted By:  Richard Madill

Posting Date: 10 March 2024

Picture #: 60

Plant ID:  Phoenix dactylifera and Opuntia

AKA: True Date Palm and Prickly Pear

Submitted By:  Richard Madill

Posting Date: 10 March 2024

Picture #: 59

Plant ID:  Mammillaria mazatlanensis var. monocentra

AKA: Mammillaria mazatlanensis var. monocentra

Submitted By:  Richard Madill

Posting Date: 10 March 2024

Picture #: 58

Plant ID: Cleistocactus variispinus

AKA: Schattat’s Cleistocactus

Submitted By: Dave Wiegand

Posting Date: 01 March 2024

Picture #: 57

Plant ID: Kalanchoe delagoensis

AKA: Mother of Millions

Submitted By: Dave Wiegand

Posting Date: 29 February 2024

Picture #: 56

Plant ID: Stapelia gigantea

AKA: Zulu Giant or Carrion Flower

Submitted By: Dave Wiegand

Posting Date: 10 November 2023

Picture #: 55

Plant ID: Selenicereus undatus

AKA: Dragon Fruit Cactus

Submitted By: Bob Buerrosse

Posting Date: 17 September 2023

Picture #: 54

Plant ID: Astrophytum myriostigma

AKA: Bishop’s Cap Cactus

Submitted By: Louise Mozealous

Posting Date: 27 July 2023

Picture #: 53

Plant ID: Huernia schneideriana

AKA: Red Dragon

Submitted By: Louise Mozealous

Posting Date: 27 July 2023

Picture #: 52

Plant ID: Echinopsis huascha

AKA: Argentine Hedgehog

Submitted By: Chuck and Karen Huss

Posting Date: 27 June 2023

Picture #: 51

Plant ID: Echinopsis huascha

AKA: Argentine Hedgehog

Submitted By: Pat Wanta

Posting Date: 22 June 2023

Picture #: 50

Plant ID: Opuntia elata

AKA: Prickly Pear

Submitted By: David Wiegand

Posting Date: 2 May 2023

Picture #: 49

Plant ID: Cylindropuntia imbricata

AKA: Cane or Walking Stick Cholla

Submitted By: David Wiegand

Posting Date: 2 May 2023

Picture #: 48

Plant ID: Agave desmettiana variegata

AKA: Variegated Smooth Agave

Submitted By: Jeanette Johnson

Posting Date: 29 April 2023

Picture #: 47

Plant ID: Aloe Vera

AKA: Medicinal Aloe (Yellow flowers)

Submitted By: Jeanette Johnson

Posting Date: 15 April 2023

Picture #: 46

Plant ID: Hedgehog Echinocereus coccineus

AKA:Hedgehog

Submitted By: Dave Wiegand

Posting Date: 25 March 2023

Picture #: 45

Plant ID: Phoenix dactylifera

AKA:True Date Palm

Submitted By: Jeanette Johnson

Posting Date: 21 July 2022

Picture #: 44

Plant ID: Hedgehog

AKA: Hedgehog

Submitted By: Linda Hunter

Posting Date: 16 March 2022

Picture #: 43

Plant ID: Cereus repandus f. monstrosa (peruvianus)
AKA: Monstrose Apple Cactus

Submitted By: Dave Wiegand

Posting Date: 14 October 2021

Picture #: 42

Plant ID: Opuntia engelmannis

AKA: Engelmann’s Prickly Pear

Submitted By: Dave Wiegand

Posting Date: 14 October 2021

Picture #: 41

Plant ID: Leucophyllum frutescens

AKA: Texas Sage

Submitted By: Linda Hunter

Posting Date: 5 August 2021

Picture #: 40

Plant ID: Pachycereus Schottii Senita

AKA: Whisker

Submitted By: Dave Wiegand

Posting Date: 27 July 2021

Picture #: 39

Plant ID: Pachycereus schottii v. monstrose

AKA: Totem Pole

Submitted By: Dave Wiegand

Posting Date: 27 July 2021

Picture #: 38

Plant ID: Myrtillocactus geometrizans

AKA: Blue Candle or Candelabra

Submitted By: Dave Wiegand

Posting Date: 27 July 2021

Picture #: 37

Plant ID: Echinocereus coccineus

AKA: Hedgehog

Submitted By: Julie Szfraniec

Posting Date: 27 July 2021

Picture #: 36

Plant ID: Echinopsis Chamaecereus

AKA: Peanut Cactus

Submitted By: Julie Szfraniec

Posting Date: 27 July 2021

Picture #: 35

Plant ID: Opuntia aciculata

AKA: Chenille Prickly Pear

Submitted By: Julie Szfraniec

Posting Date: 26 July 2021

Picture #: 34

Plant ID: Opuntia engelmannii

AKA: Engelmann or Texas Prickly Pear

Submitted By: Julie Szfraniec

Posting Date: 26 July 2021

Picture #: 33

Plant ID: Echinopsis huascha

AKA: Argentine Hedgehog

Submitted By: Julie Szfraniec

Posting Date: 26 July 2021

Picture #: 32

Plant ID: Echinopsis huascha & Echinopsis candicans

AKA: Argentine Hedgehog & Argentine Giant

Submitted By: Julie Szfraniec

Posting Date: 26 July 2021

Picture #: 31

Plant ID: Trochilidae & Tecoma stans angustata

AKA: Hummingbird & Arizona Yellow Bell

Submitted By: Julie Szfraniec

Posting Date: 25 July 2021

Picture #: 30

Plant ID: Carnegiea gigantea

AKA: Saguaro

Submitted By: Julie Szfraniec

Posting Date: 25 July 2021

Picture #: 29

Plant ID: Carnegiea gigantea

AKA: Saguaro

Submitted By: Julie Szfraniec

Posting Date: 25 July 2021

Picture #: 28

Plant ID: Ferocactus gracitis

AKA: Mexican Fire Barrel

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 27

Plant ID: Caesalpinia pulcherrima

AKA: Peacock Flower

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 26

Plant ID: Caesalpinia gilliesii

AKA: Desert Bird of Paradise

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 25

Plant ID: Opuntia santa-rita

AKA: Purple Prickly Pear

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 24

Plant ID: Opuntia santa-rita & Euphorbia tirucalli

AKA: Purple Prickly Pear & Pencil Cactus

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 23

Plant ID: Opuntia azurea var. diplopurpurea

AKA: Diploid Purple Pear

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 22

Plant ID: Echinopsis Chamaecereus

AKA: Peanut Cactus

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 21

Plant ID: Opuntia bigelovii

AKA: Jumping Cholla

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 20

Plant ID: Cereus fricii

AKA: Cereus fricii

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 19

Plant ID: Cereus fricii

AKA: Cereus fricii

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 18

Plant ID: Opuntia basilaris

AKA: Beavertail

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 17

Plant ID: Echinopsis huascha

AKA: Argentine hedgehog

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 16

Plant ID: Echinopsis huascha

AKA: Argentine hedgehog

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 15

Plant ID: Echinopsis huascha

AKA: Argentine hedgehog

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 14

Plant ID: Echinopsis candicans

AKA: Argentine Giant

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 13

Plant ID: Echinopsis candicans

AKA: Argentine Giant

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 12

Plant ID: Echinopsis candicans

AKA: Argentine Giant

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 11

Plant ID: Echinopsis huascha & Opuntia basilaris

AKA: Argentine Hedgehog & Beavertail

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 10

Plant ID: Aloe ferox

AKA: Cape Aloe

Submitted By: Chuck Clark

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 9

Plant ID: Opuntia ficus-indica

AKA: Indian Fig

Submitted By: Marcia Kraft

Posting Date: 24 July 2021

Picture #: 8

Plant ID: Hibiscus & Pachycereus marginatus

AKA: Hibiscus & Mexican Fencepost

Submitted By: Joslyn Allen

Posting Date: 22 July 2021

Picture #: 7

Plant ID: Echinopsis candicans

AKA: Argentine Giant

Submitted By: Mary Beth Kunze

Posting Date: 22 July 2021

Picture #: 6

Plant ID: Echinopsis huascha Argentine Hedgehog

AKA: Argentine hedgehog

Submitted By: Mary Beth Kunze

Posting Date: 22 July 2021

Picture #: 5

Plant ID: Hedgehog Echinocereus brandegeei

AKA: Hedgehog

Submitted By: Mary Beth Kunze

Posting Date: 22 July 2021

Picture #: 4

Plant ID: Hedgehog Echinocereus coccineus

AKA: Hedgehog

Submitted By: Mary Beth Kunze

Posting Date: 22 July 2021

Picture #: 3

Plant ID: Echinopsis  Eyriesii

AKA: Easter Lilly Cactus

Submitted By: Jeanette Johnson

Posting Date: 22 July 2021

Picture #: 2

Plant ID: Echinopsis  Eyriesii

AKA: Easter Lilly Cactus

Submitted By: Linda Hunter

Posting Date: 21 July 2021

Picture #: 1