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Many Walkingstick Cholla Fruit

Many Walkingstick Cholla Fruit

Pictured are several yellow walkingstick cholla (Opuntia imbricata) fruit extending from the spiny branch of the plant. This fruit was eaten by the native Pueblo people in hard times.
Galleries: Chollas, Gran Quivira Ruins
Keywords: Gran Quivira, Las Humanas, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Walkingstick Cholla fruit, cacti, mission, pueblo, pueblo diet
Photo Location: Gran Quivira Ruins, 25 miles south of Mountainair, NM
Photographer: Dr. Roy Winkelman
Date of Photo: 02/19/2014
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 0.01
F Number: 16
Original Dimensions: 5054×3488
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 34°15'34.99"N 106°5'30.78"W
Picture Number: 26276