tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post4761037795773158180..comments2024-03-24T00:09:55.586-05:00Comments on The Field Lab: Echinocactus horizonthaloniusJohn Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783305402239706779noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-58336264087863235522014-06-29T11:14:12.795-05:002014-06-29T11:14:12.795-05:00Very beautiful!!Very beautiful!!nature ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02713801672005163491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-123537331971297642014-06-29T10:44:41.903-05:002014-06-29T10:44:41.903-05:00Reminds me of an old gal I know..she sho is purdy ...Reminds me of an old gal I know..she sho is purdy but armed to the teethRev.jimmyleebobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12209681160272509144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-46113840554702531832014-06-28T18:31:19.474-05:002014-06-28T18:31:19.474-05:00really pretty flower in the desert. sure Floppy an...really pretty flower in the desert. sure Floppy and friends know to avoid such things as they plod their way along...they have way more sense than humans in what's under their feet.Rita B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03508252090653732674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-46021726353487809872014-06-28T09:24:01.127-05:002014-06-28T09:24:01.127-05:00Breathtaking photography.Thank you Mr Wells..........Breathtaking photography.Thank you Mr Wells........BarbaraAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09911208519120632323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-18399123541371854652014-06-27T23:21:23.970-05:002014-06-27T23:21:23.970-05:00Is it one foot across? Smaller? Looks large. Very ...Is it one foot across? Smaller? Looks large. Very curious.Indyannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092059508470851294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-54853562603719164752014-06-27T21:52:11.974-05:002014-06-27T21:52:11.974-05:00earth, sky, 106˚ & still in the pink - amazing...earth, sky, 106˚ & still in the pink - amazing how life adapts… keep Floppy & friends clear of the 'maimer' and 'crippler'… and off the landing strip. From what I read, that could easily be 20-30+old.<br />"<i>Remarks: Because of the slow growth rate of plants, it appears that Echinocactus horizonthalonius may have a life-span of 75-100 years. The Sonoran Desert populations of Echinocactus horizonthalonius have been segregated as var. nicholii, but are relatively similar to plants in New Mexico and the westernmost part of Texas.</i>"remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.com