Fouquieria splendens
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Fouquieria splendens, commonly known as ocotillo, is a plant indigenous to the Mojave, Sonoran, Chihuahuan and Colorado deserts in the Southwestern United States, and northern Mexico.
Ocotillo plant in Joshua Tree National Park
Closeup of leaves
Closeup of thorns in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site managed by the federal government of Mexico, specifically by Secretariat of the Environme
Aerial view of El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve and adjacent volcano with black lava flows
Pinacate volcanics with teddy-bear chollas, ocotillos, young saguaros, and a palo verde tree. Photo by Jack Dykinga.
Crater Elegante
Tohono O'odham woman. Photo by Edward S. Curtis, circa 1907.