Lava Cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus) young stem fresh yellow green Punta Espinosa Fernandina Island Galapagos Ecuador
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Krystyna Szulecka Photography / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3401 x 5120 px | 28.8 x 43.3 cm | 11.3 x 17.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
26 May 2007Location:
Punta Espinosa Fernandina Island Galapagos Ecuador South AmericaMore information:
Young stems of lava cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus) is endemic to Galapagos and the smallest of the Galapagos cacti. Photographed on barren lava of Punta Espinosa Fernandina Island Galapagos Ecuador. It is usually one of the first plants to colonise a fresh lava flow. It consists of number of short spiny stems up to 60 cm in height. Young stems are fresh yellow-green turning grey to black with age. http://www.arkive.org/lava-cactus/brachycereus-nesioticus/image-G32726.html#text=All