Blooming Barrel Cactus by Diana Sainz

by Diana Raquel Sainz

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Blooming Barrel Cactus by Diana Sainz

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Diana Raquel Sainz

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Photograph - Photography - Digital Photography

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This ready to bloom Barrel Cactus stands in glory at the Phoenix Botanical Garden.
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Barrel cactui are quite unique, they have both flowers and ripe fruit at the same time. The flowers bloom in the middle of the cactus, the fruit develops from the yellow colored seed pods and as they ripen, they gradually move to the outside of the ring, soon fall off and or are eaten by animals. .
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Barrel cacti are classified into the two genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus, both of which are found in the Southwest Desert of North America. Their pineapple-shaped fruits can be easily removed but are not recommended for consuming because they are fairly dry and bitter to the taste.
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Native Americans collected the fruit as emergency food during extreme drought conditions. The Barrel Cactus easily reaches over a meter in height at maturity; and have been know to reach 10 feet in some regions. Its ribs are numerous and pronounced and the spines are long and can range in color from yellow to tan to red depending on the age of the plant and the genera. Small yellow flowers appear at the top of the plant only after many years. It is considered easy to grow and relatively fast growing; and may also produce round offshoots.

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July 29th, 2013

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