Agave deserti habitat

[Jubaea_James760]

Right by the border of San Diego County on the Imperial County side took a nice little walk. This is really close to the Mexico border as well. I nicknamed this place Skull Valley.

Agave deserti var. deserti 

Agave deserti with Cylindropuntia (unknown)

Fouquieria splendens?

Cylindropuntia?

Nolina parryi with Ferocactus cylindraceus I believe 

Mammillaria/ Cochemiea tetrancistra?

Echinocereus?

Ferocactus cylindraceus?

Opuntia ( unknown?)

Nolina parryi?

Lonely Washingtonia filifera 

 

 

 

[Silas_Sancona]

2 hours ago, Jubaea_James760 said:

Right by the border of San Diego County on the Imperial County side took a nice little walk. This is really close to the Mexico border as well. I nicknamed this place Skull Valley.

Agave deserti var. deserti 

Agave deserti with Cylindropuntia (unknown)

Fouquieria splendens?

Cylindropuntia?

Nolina parryi with Ferocactus cylindraceus I believe 

Mammillaria/ Cochemiea tetrancistra?

Echinocereus?

Ferocactus cylindraceus?

Opuntia ( unknown?)

Nolina parryi?

Lonely Washingtonia filifera 

 

 

 

Good stuff... ..and nicely arranged.

 C. wolfii or ganderi  would be my first thoughts on the Cylindropuntia but, looks like several sp. occur in the same general area. Spines look too short - to my eye at least-  to be bigelovii.


W/ out flowers, tough call on the Cochemiea as well but, only C. dioica and tetrancistra  occur where you roamed.  Like C. grahamii, think tetrancistra has more whitish radials ( smaller set of spines surrounding the central / terminal spine )  than dioica, making it easier to separate the two in the field but, since individuals can vary enough,  flower color would be the easiest means of a concrete ID.

Echinocereus def. looks like the common form of E. englemanii to my eye. 

Opuntia looks like O. basilaris.. 

Surprised you didn't encounter any Bursera microphylla  during your stroll.   Maybe next time..

[Silas_Sancona]

1 hour ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Good stuff... ..and nicely arranged.

 C. wolfii or ganderi  would be my first thoughts on the Cylindropuntia but, looks like several sp. occur in the same general area. Spines look too short - to my eye at least-  to be bigelovii.


W/ out flowers, tough call on the Cochemiea as well but, only C. dioica and tetrancistra  occur where you roamed.  Like C. grahamii, think tetrancistra has more whitish radials ( smaller set of spines surrounding the central / terminal spine )  than dioica, making it easier to separate the two in the field but, since individuals can vary enough,  flower color would be the easiest means of a concrete ID.

Echinocereus def. looks like the common form of E. englemanii to my eye. 

Opuntia looks like O. basilaris.. 

Surprised you didn't encounter any Bursera microphylla  during your stroll.   Maybe next time..

** Add in :

Was looking over the Nolina you got shots of and i'm thinking the ones you were seeing were N. bigelovii.  As common as it is further north, appears observations for N. parryi  become much more isolated south of Anza Borrego S.P. / Whale Peak. 

Both species occur in / near Joshua Tree though.

 

[Mazat]

6 hours ago, Jubaea_James760 said:

Right by the border of San Diego County on the Imperial County side took a nice little walk. This is really close to the Mexico border as well. I nicknamed this place Skull Valley.

Agave deserti var. deserti 

Agave deserti with Cylindropuntia (unknown)

Fouquieria splendens?

Cylindropuntia?

Nolina parryi with Ferocactus cylindraceus I believe 

Mammillaria/ Cochemiea tetrancistra?

Echinocereus?

Ferocactus cylindraceus?

Opuntia ( unknown?)

Nolina parryi?

Lonely Washingtonia filifera 

 

 

 

great pictures 🤗

[Jubaea_James760]

@Silas_Sancona, the dioica was the other one I was trying to remember. I think your right about the Echinocereus being engelmannii! Just not sure which variation it is. I found some in the Mojave desert that look totally different than these but I believe they were engelmannii aswell.  

This trip was 2 years ago. I don't think I would have even noticed a Bursera microphylla if I seen one 😂. I'm still a total noob when it comes to desert plants.  Although it does resemble the Boojum tree you mentioned in the other thread a little. 

I have 2 recent habitat trips I did I'll being posting soon 😁

[Jubaea_James760]

9 minutes ago, Mazat said:

great pictures 🤗

Thank you!