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Several Walkingstick Cholla Bushes

Several Walkingstick Cholla Bushes

Numerous spiny walkingstick cholla (Opuntia imbricata) plants stand in the warm sun. Their spines are especially prominent, while their fruit was consumed in lean times by the Pueblo people.
Galleries: Chollas, Gran Quivira Ruins
Keywords: Gran Quivira, Las Humanas, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, mission, pueblo
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: 14
Original Dimensions: 5616×3744
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 34°15'34.99"N 106°5'30.78"W
Picture Number: 26278