Desert Flame
by Lucinda Walter
Title
Desert Flame
Artist
Lucinda Walter
Medium
Photograph - Photography, Digital Art
Description
Desert Flame By Lucinda Walter
Prickly Pear Cactus in bloom in the desert southwest of Arizona.
A desert cactus in bloom. Wonderful soft flowers on a very hard plant always amazes me that such beauty can come from this plant.
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Prickly pear cactus information
Prickly pear cactus represent about a dozen species of the Opuntia genus (Family Cactaceae) in the North American deserts. All have flat, fleshy pads that look like large leaves. The pads are actually modified branches or stems that serve several functions -- water storage, photosynthesis and flower production. Chollas are also members of the Opuntia genus but have cylindrical, jointed stems rather than flat pads.
Like other cactus, most prickly pears and chollas have large spines -- actually modified leaves -- growing from tubercles -- small, wart-like projections -- on their stems. But members of the Opuntia genus are unique because of their clusters of fine, tiny, barbed spines called glochids. Found just above the cluster of regular spines, glochids are yellow or red in color and detach easily from the pads. Glochids are often difficult to see and more difficult to remove, once lodged in the skin.
Read more: http://www.desertusa.com/cactus/prickly-pear-cactus.html#ixzz4ZMwl1dhP
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Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much James Lanigan Thompson MFA for the feature in the group Beauty 7/22/2020 I'm honored
Marilyn Smith
Lucinda, congratulations on your feature in "Beauty of Arizona"! A well-deserved honor! Love it. l/f
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Colette V Hera Guggenheim for the feature in ORANGE -YELLOW- RED PHOTOS AND PAINTS 7/17/2020 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Dear Janet, thank you very much for this special Spotlight Artists - "Native Cactus Flowers of Arizona" Theme. I'm so thrilled for this very special recognition. What a wonderful honor. Thank you very much for your support of my work. It really means a lot to me. hugs
Lucinda Walter
Janet Marie, thank you very much for the feature in the group Beauty of Arizona. 7/17/2020 I'm very honored.
Janet Marie
Congratulations, Lucinda, for being one of the Spotlight Artists for "NATIVE CACTUS FLOWERS OF ARIZONA" Theme for the week of July 17, 2020, in "BEAUTY OF ARIZONA," Art Group! You are welcome to add your work in the discussion thread, "Weekly SPOTLIGHT ARTISTS on the HOMEPAGE."
Lucinda Walter replied:
Dear Janet, thank you very much for this very special recognition of Spotlight Artists for Native Cactus Flowers of Arizona. What an honor to receive this. I'm thrilled and so happy. Thank you very much for your support of my work. hugs
Janet Marie
Congratulations! Your artwork has been featured on the Homepage of the “Beauty Of Arizona” Art Group for the week of Friday, (07/17/20). You are welcome to submit your artwork in the Group's discussion thread “2020 Thanks and Features Archive July-Sept." Thank you for sharing your artwork and being a member of the group. like/fave
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Doug Norkum for the feature in the group HDR Photography 7/16/2020 I'm honored.
Laurie Search
Oooh...wow....this is just fabulous, dear Lucinda!!!! Truly beautiful!!! Perfectly composed!!!! :)))xox vf
Cheryl Neumann
This is so beautiful! It makes me think of Laura - her favorite color is orange. Very pretty!
Lianne Schneider
Oh my God Lucinda - that is just incredibly beautiful!! I just love this outstanding macro!! Funny - I have a prickly pear image been sitting in my backlog for almost a year - glad I didn't post it...lol. Wowza!! F/V FB S
Lucinda Walter replied:
Who would have thought a prickly pear could produce these gorgeous blooms? Thanks much dear friend!
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