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Walkingstick Cholla Fruit and Spines

Walkingstick Cholla Fruit and Spines

Pictured is a yellowish 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: 5616×3744
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 34°15'34.99"N 106°5'30.78"W
Picture Number: 26274