Prickly pear cactus in the Chihuahuan desert portion of Big Bend National Park in far west Texas. ©Bob Daemmrich

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Prickly pear cactus (genus Opuntia, family Cactaceae) surrounded by creosote bushes in the Chihuahuan desert portion of Big Bend National Park in far west Texas, USA

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Size: 5120px × 3427px
Location: Big Bend National Park in West Texas, USA
Photo credit: © Bob Daemmrich / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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