Opuntia basilaris, Beaver Tail, Kingston Mountains, Mojave Desert, California

Date

1958

Media Format

Slide

Photographer

E.R. (Jim) Blakley

Opuntia basilaris, Beaver Tail, Kingston Mountains, Mojave Desert, California

Location Information

Place Name

Mojave Desert, Kingston Range

Country:

United States

State:

California

Plant Information

Plant(s) Pictured

Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris)

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Alternative Common Names

Pricklypear, Beavertail, Beavertail Prickleypear, Nopal Del Castor

Native Status

Native

Plant Type/Growth Form

Shrub, Succulent

Blooming Period

Spring

Plant Communities

Chaparral, Opuntia basilaris, Desert, Grassland, Woodland, Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Southern Oak Woodland, Valley Grassland

Flower Color

Pink, Purple, Red

Primary Plant Part

Inflorescense, Whole Plant

General Subject

Plant Pictures

Image & Format Details

Index Number

SL_38469

Decade

1950s

Photo Orientation

Portrait

Collection

SBBG Library Archives

Image & Format Tags

Color photograph

Film Type

Kodachrome