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agoodwinsmith) wrote2011-07-18 03:49 pm
agoodwinsmith) wrote2011-07-18 03:49 pm
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Hey - Jumping Cactus = Prickly Pear Cactus - who knew?
I was just thinking about where I grew up (Pentiction BC) with all its sage brush and jumping cactus and dust (yes, there were orchards, but there were government-built flumes for irrigation).
Apparently, what I always thought of as Jumping Cactus (because it had a reputation of leaping up at you when you passed by) turns out to be Prickly Pear Cactus:
http://www.okanaganwildlifephotography.com/floraother/floraother_cactus09.html
What I do know for sure is that they hurt like crazy if you fall into them (they are low growing, often under a sagebrush bush or near a rock, so you don't always know they are there until you really really know).
Apparently, what I always thought of as Jumping Cactus (because it had a reputation of leaping up at you when you passed by) turns out to be Prickly Pear Cactus:
http://www.okanaganwildlifephotography.com/floraother/floraother_cactus09.html
What I do know for sure is that they hurt like crazy if you fall into them (they are low growing, often under a sagebrush bush or near a rock, so you don't always know they are there until you really really know).