Patrick Blanc observing an old Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha covered by countless huge spines, Cerro Dragon, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021
Patrick Blanc much intrigued by an old Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha covered by countless huge spines, Cerro Dragon, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021
Patrick Blanc observing the prostrate shrub Scaevola plumieri stabilizing sand dunes, Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021
Patrick Blanc observing the mature capsular fruits of the cotton Gossypium darwinii, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021
Patrick Blanc observing the erect oval leaves of Ipomoea habeliana growing in dry exposed rocky habitat, Santa Cruz, Galapagos Is., Aug. 2021
Patrick Blanc observing the erect oval leaves of Ipomoea habeliana between Jasminocereus thouarsii and Opuntia echios var. gigantea, Santa Cruz, Galapagos Is., Aug. 2021
Patrick Blanc in the Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea rocky bush, 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 Pascal Héni around a very old Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea with bright orange bark, way to Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Aug. 2021
Carolina Jijon, director of the Botanical Garden, Patrick Blanc, Dominic Hamilton and Pascal Heni, Quito, Ecuador Aug. 2021