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  • Opuntia galapageia var. zacana and Bursera graveolens subsp. malacophylla, some pads eaten by the greedy introduced land iguanas Conolophus subcristatus, North Seymour, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. zacana and Bursera graveolens subsp. malacophylla, some pads eaten by the greedy introduced land iguanas Conolophus subcristatus, North Seymour, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. zacana, pads, North Seymour, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. zacana, pads, North Seymour, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. zacana, pads partly eaten by the greedy introduced land iguanas Conolophus subcristatus, North Seymour, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. zacana, pads partly eaten by the greedy introduced land iguanas Conolophus subcristatus, North Seymour, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. zacana, endemic to North Seymour, the pads partly eaten by the greedy introduced land iguanas Conolophus subcristatus from the nearby Baltra island, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. zacana, endemic to North Seymour, the pads partly eaten by the greedy introduced land iguanas Conolophus subcristatus from the nearby Baltra island, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. zacana almost totally destroyed by the greedy introduced land iguanas Conolophus subcristatus, North Seymour, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. zacana almost totally destroyed by the greedy introduced land iguanas Conolophus subcristatus, North Seymour, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. zacana, the last basal part of the main trunk eaten eaten by a greedy introduced land iguana Conolophus subcristatus, North Seymour, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. zacana, the last basal part of the main trunk eaten eaten by a greedy introduced land iguana Conolophus subcristatus, North Seymour, Galapagos

  • Patrick Blanc observing an old Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha covered by countless huge spines, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

    Patrick Blanc observing an old Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha covered by countless huge spines, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

  • Patrick Blanc much intrigued by an old Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha covered by countless huge spines, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

    Patrick Blanc much intrigued by an old Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha covered by countless huge spines, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

  • Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, quite young individual still keeping the numerous long spines along the trunk, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, quite young individual still keeping the numerous long spines along the trunk, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, old individual on sandy substratum, just few meters away from the ocean, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, old individual on sandy substratum, just few meters away from the ocean, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, pads with fruits bending on the sandy ground, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, pads with fruits bending on the sandy ground, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, pads and fruits on the sandy ground, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, pads and fruits on the sandy ground, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, branch produced by succession of pads, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, branch produced by succession of pads, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, areoles producing the characteristic numerous long spines, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, areoles producing the characteristic numerous long spines, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, areoles producing continuously the long golden spines, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, areoles producing continuously the long golden spines, Las Bachas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni around a very old Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, its trunk covered by a bright orange bark, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

    Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni around a very old Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, its trunk covered by a bright orange bark, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

  • Patrick Blanc and old Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, Las Grietas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

    Patrick Blanc and old Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, Las Grietas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

  • Patrick Blanc and the bright orange scaly bark of an old Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

    Patrick Blanc and the bright orange scaly bark of an old Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

  • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, bright orange scaly rhytidome with areoles scars of an old specimen, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, bright orange scaly rhytidome with areoles scars of an old specimen, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea population at sunset, Las Grietas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea population at sunset, Las Grietas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, population in coastal bush during the cold dry season, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, population in coastal bush during the cold dry season, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Patrick Blanc in the Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea rocky bush, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

    Patrick Blanc in the Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea rocky bush, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

  • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, individuals at different ages side by side suggesting a good population regeneration, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, individuals at different ages side by side suggesting a good population regeneration, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, areoles, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, areoles, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, flowering pad, Las Grietas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, flowering pad, Las Grietas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, flower, Las Grietas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, flower, Las Grietas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, flowers with a Darwin's cactus finch, Geospiza scandens foraging inside, way to Tortuga bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, flowers with a Darwin's cactus finch, Geospiza scandens foraging inside, way to Tortuga bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, maturing fruits, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, maturing fruits, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, fruiting individual, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, fruiting individual, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, pads covered with fruits at the apical periphery, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, pads covered with fruits at the apical periphery, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, pad desely covered by maturing fruits, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea, pad desely covered by maturing fruits, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Patrick Blanc and Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea growing regularly and undamaged along a wall, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

    Patrick Blanc and Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea growing regularly and undamaged along a wall, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021

  • Scalesia helleri, leaves clustered at the top of the branches, Finch bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Scalesia helleri, leaves clustered at the top of the branches, Finch bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Scalesia helleri, young individual with very dissected leaves, Finch bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Scalesia helleri, young individual with very dissected leaves, Finch bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Scalesia helleri, inflorescences, Finch bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

    Scalesia helleri, inflorescences, Finch bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

  • Elasis hirsuta hanging along a dry cliff, Pululahua, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Elasis hirsuta hanging along a dry cliff, Pululahua, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Elasis hirsuta, main hanging stem with long internodes and dry leaves and axillary erect leafy stems, Pululahua, Pichincha, Ecuado

    Elasis hirsuta, main hanging stem with long internodes and dry leaves and axillary erect leafy stems, Pululahua, Pichincha, Ecuado

  • Elasis hirsuta, main hanging stem with long internodes and quickly drying leaves and lateral erect stems with short internodes and green persistant leaves, Pululahua, Pichincha, Ecuado

    Elasis hirsuta, main hanging stem with long internodes and quickly drying leaves and lateral erect stems with short internodes and green persistant leaves, Pululahua, Pichincha, Ecuado

  • Elasis hirsuta, leafy axillary stem, Pululahua, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Elasis hirsuta, leafy axillary stem, Pululahua, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Elasis hirsuta, inflorescence reduced to a single flower at the top of an erect axillary shoot on full sun exposed substratum, Pululahua, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Elasis hirsuta, inflorescence reduced to a single flower at the top of an erect axillary shoot on full sun exposed substratum, Pululahua, Pichincha, Ecuador

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