Colorful Prickly Pear Cactus
by Donna Kennedy
Title
Colorful Prickly Pear Cactus
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy-
Photographed in Spring-Cottonwood, Arizona-Texture added for an artistic enhancement
Opuntia macrocentra, the long-spined purplish prickly pear or purple pricklypear, is a cactus found in the lower Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico.
Native to the Sonoran desert, the purple prickly pear grows in clumps, usually to about 4 feet tall by 5 feet wide. This cactus appears much like a shrub. The large leaf pads develop a purple tinge in the cool, dry winter months. Bright yellow flowers, to 3 inches in diameter, produce red to purple fruit. A purple color in cacti is caused by cool and dry conditions. Turning purple is the plant's way of responding to environmental stress.
Thank you to the Administrators that featured this photo in the following Groups:
-Macro Marvels
-Canon Full Frame Cameras
-A Woman's Touch
-Four Seasons
-Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery
-Fine Art America Professionals
-Lady Photographers and Artists
-Just Perfect
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April 19th, 2022
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Comments (46)
Bernadette Krupa
Donna, thank you for the fantastic close-up capture "Colorful Prickly Pear Cactus" colors! Congrats! L/F
Tara Krishna
This is so very beautiful, Donna!! Amazing colors, texture and a magical background!! l/f
Randy Rosenberger
Your excellence in your submission of this work is worthy of special recognition, and I am seeing to it, that this happens in the WFS group. I am so happy to have you as an active member of our family of friends and fine artists, who support one another by comments, likes, faves, sharing, etc. Thanks for all your efforts to make our group so special by having a fine artist like yourself among many other fine artists that make our group so special.