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There was a proliferation of wildflowers in March 2017 in northwestern Baja California after the prodigious rains of the preceding winter.  The 100 km stretch of desert between El Rosario and Cataviña exploded with at least 50 species of wildflowers in such abundance as to cover entire hillsides and valleys with swaths of color.  In this photo, there are flowering California encelia bushes (Encelia californica) and several cardón cacti (Pachycereus pringlei) and boojum trees (Fouquieria columnaris).
Colorful desert scenery with cactus, saguaros, chollas, prickly pear, and stunning distant mountains.
Landscape of a stone desert, Cylindropuntia echinocarpa - Cholla Cactus Garden Sunset Mojave Desert Joshua Tree National Park, California
Pachycereus pringlei,  Mexican giant cardon or elephant cactus, is a species of large cactus native to the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur. It is commonly known as cardón. Sierra de San Francisco, Mexico.
Jumping Cholla cactus and yellow desert wildflowers  in the Salt River management area near Scottsdale Arizona United States
Mountain ranges in distance
The Vast Sonora desert in central Arizona USA on a early Spring morning
Rocks and trees  in a trail in the desert, Southern California, Joshua Tree Park.
Panoramic view of the Cholla Cactus Garden at Joshua Tree National Park.
Early morning light shining on new spring grasses and flowers along Grafton Road below South Mesa in Rockville Utah
A view of the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Southern Arizona
The saguaro, Carnegiea gigantea, is a tree-like cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea that can grow to be over 40 feet tall. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. Sonoran Desert, Arizona.
Cactus, rocks and typical vegetation of the Brazilian Caatinga Biome in Paraiba State, Brazil.
Dawns first light warms the rock outcroppings of Joshua Tree National Park, CA
The Vast Sonora desert in central Arizona USA on a early Spring morning
Aerial view in the Valley of Fire, Nevada, USA. Seen in the evening at summer.
A large cactus plant is growing in a rocky field. The sky is cloudy and the sun is setting
The Whetstone Mountains located in Cochise County, southeastern Arizona, are a part of the Coronado National Forest. The mountains are steep and rugged, with Apache Peak being its highest point. The foothills are covered in dense scrub, grasses, cacti, succulents, while low woody trees can be found at the higher elevations. The rising sun casts shadows across portions of the desert floor and mountain range under a magnificent blue sky. Panoramic image.
Saguaros and prickly pear cactus thrive in a field in the Verde Valley in Tonto National Forest
A single flower of the endemic Chilean Cactus (Echinopsis chiloensis), in the Andes of central Chile
Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.
Joshua Trees in Mojave Desert in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
The Vast Sonora desert in central Arizona USA on a early Spring morning
Saguaro cactus forest in the Sonoran Desert near Phoenix, Arizona
Flowering cactus plants, Yellow flowers of Opuntia polyacantha in Canyonlands National Park, Utha USA
Close up of cactus
Cholla Cacti in Joshua Tree National Park
A snow-covered scene in Joshua Tree National Park.
Joshua Tree National Park, California . High quality photo
Close-up view of the yellow wild flowers with mountain background on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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