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: Echinopsis huascha var. grandiflora
AKA: Red Torch Cactus
Submitted By: Rob Baty
Posting Date: 23 September 2024
Picture #: 75
Plant ID: Echinopsis huascha
AKA: Yellow Argentine Hedgehog
Submitted By: Rob Baty
Posting Date: 23 September 2024
Picture #: 74
Plant ID: Echinopsis huascha
AKA: Red Argentine Hedgehog
Submitted By: Rob Baty
Posting Date: 23 September 2024
Picture #: 73
Plant ID: Cylindropuntia spinosior
AKA: Cane or Walking Stick Cactus
Submitted By: Rob Baty
Posting Date: 23 September 2024
Picture #: 72
Plant ID: Opuntia basilaris
AKA: Beavertail Cactus
Submitted By: Rob Baty
Posting Date: 23 September 2024
Picture #: 71
Plant ID: Huernia Zebrina
AKA: Lifesaver or Owl Eyes
Submitted By: Randy Rubattino
Posting Date: 17 June 2024
Picture #: 70
Plant ID: Rebutia tarijensis
AKA: Easter Lilly Cactus
Submitted By: Dave Wiegand
Posting Date: 18 April 2024
Picture #: 68
Plant ID: Opuntia microdasys var. pallidaEchinopsis oxygona
AKA: Bunny Ears
Submitted By: Dave Wiegand
Posting Date: 14 April 2024
Picture #: 67
Plant ID: Rebutia tarijensis & Echinopsis oxygona
AKA: Easter Lilly Cactus & Crown Cactus
Submitted By: Dave Wiegand
Posting Date: 14 April 2024
Picture #: 66
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