Detailed study of the silver torch, a columnar cactus, with its unusual burgundy cylindrical flowers infested by mealybugs and spider mites.

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Size: 5120px × 2700px
Location: Nevada
Photo credit: © Joe Taylor Cinema / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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