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Flora, Shrubs & Trees of the Lower 48 & Hawaii - Updated & reorganized 2023.3.25.

All of the plant images in this gallery are collated alphabetically by the STATE ABBREVIATION, then by PLANT GROUP abbreviated as follows (AOSY) Agave, Ocotillo, Succulent & Yucca (CTS) Cactus (DS) Desertscape (F) Forbs (TS) Trees, Shrubs (ZUK) Unknow species, staging for identification. Then followed by the Subgroup & COMMON NAME, before the SCIENTIFIC NAME of the species. All the images on this Gallery are protected by US Copyright laws. No images may be copied or downloaded without formal written permission from Tom Jesiolowski/Northland Arts Nature Images.
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AZ-CTS-SENITA (Lophocereus schottii) 2022.3.15#6764.2. A close up view of the bristle-like hoary spines on the top of a mature stem. Senita Basin road in the Organ Pipe Cactus Nat. Mon. Arizona.
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AZ-CTS-SENITA (Lophocereus schottii) 2022.3.15#6764.2. A close up view of the bristle-like hoary spines on the top of a mature stem. Senita Basin road in the Organ Pipe Cactus Nat. Mon. Arizona.

  • AZ-CTS-SAGUARO (Carnegiea gigantea) 2018.5.1#003.3. Saguaro blossoms at Picacho Peak State Park Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SAGUARO (Carnegiea gigantea) 2018.5.1#016.4. Saguaro blossums low on the main trunk of an old Saguaro. Sonoran Desert Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SAGUARO (Carnegiea gigantea) 2018.5.1#019.4. A Saguaro with an unusual but interesting blooming pattern. Picacho Peak State Park Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SAGUARO (Carnegiea gigantea) 2018.6.12#009. Three very old Saguaro's showing perfect typical formation. Tonto Basin, Gila County Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SAGUARO (Carnegiea gigantea) 2018.6.12#011. Another very old Saguaro with only a couple of droopy arms. Tonto Basin, Gila County Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SAGUARO (Carnegiea gigantea) 2018.6.19#232. This is actually 2 or 3 Saguaro's sharing the same base. If these are like trees, then they all share the same DNA and are one plant. I believe this is the largest and oldest Saguaro I have found so far. Near the east end of Roosevelt Lake, Gila County, Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SAGUARO (Carnegiea gigantea) 2018.6.19#243. Same Saguaro as in the last image. Near the east end of Roosevelt Lake, Gila County Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SAGUARO (Carnegiea gigantea) 2018.10.17#1358. Another very old Saguaro on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Old West Highway route 70, Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SAGUARO (Carnegiea gigantea) 2019.3.5#078. A partially "Crested" specimen. Organ Pipe Cactus Nat. Monument, Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SAGUARO (Carnegiea gigantea) 2019.3.20#131.5. Two very large old Saguaro's with unusual twisted droopy arms. Saguaro West Nat. Park Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SAGUARO (Carnegiea gigantea) 2019.3.20#138.2. A very old Saguaro with many unusual twisted droopy arms. Saguaro West Nat. Park, Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SAGUARO (Carnegiea gigantea) 2020.6.10#0723.2. A grand old Sagauro Cactus in the Tonto Basin near Lake Roosevelt Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SAGUARO (Carnegiea gigantea) 2022.3.14#6715.3. This cactus is probably well over a hundred years old. There are quite a few Saguaro's here that don't have any arms and are 100 years old. It's a rough life here near the Mexican border. Ajo Mountain Drive in the Organ Pipe Cactus Nat. Mon., Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SENITA (Lophocereus schottii) 2022.3.15#6757.3. A large mature plant. Branches from an old Ironwood Tree surrounding it. Organ Pipe Cactus Nat. Mon. in Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SENITA (Lophocereus schottii) 2022.3.15#6764.2. A close up view of the bristle-like hoary spines on the top of a mature stem. Senita Basin road in the Organ Pipe Cactus Nat. Mon. Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SENITA (Lophocereus schottii) A really large mature plant. This small area is the only place Senita cactus occurs wild in the US. Senita Basin in the Organ Pipe Cactus Nat. Mon. in Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SENITA (Lophocereus schottii) Spine detail on a very young stem. Organ Pipe Cactus Nat. Mon. in Arizona.
  • AZ-CTS-SENITA (Lophocereus schottii) with Saguaro, Ocotillo and Organ Pipe Cactus. 2022.3.15#6772.3. Organ Pipe Cactus Nat. Mon. in Arizona.
  • AZ-DS-DESERTSCAPE-2018.6.19#098. Cactus & Agave covering a hilltop. Summit area of the Apache Trail, Arizona.
  • AZ-DS-DESERTSCAPE 2017.7.27#007. Teddy Bear C., Buckhorn C., Compass Barrel C., and Saguaro's mixed with Creosote bush and Palo Verde. Carefree Highway Arizona.
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