Thursday, January 26, 2012

Peruvian Apple Cactus

PERUVIAN APPLE CACTUS (CEREUS REPANDUS), CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, JANUARY 25, 2012

Pentax K-5
Tamron SP AF 90mm f2.8 DI Macro
1/100 sec. f8
ISO 1600

This prickly fellow hails from the deserts of Peru and its edible fruits are used there, though in the United States the cactus is chiefly ornamental. It can grow as tall as 33 feet, although this specimen in the arid greenhouse at the Chicago Botanic Garden is only about 2 1/2 feet high.

1 comment:

Debdeb said...

this one is fantastic!