Opuntiads of the USA

(by Joe Shaw and Dave Ferguson)

Mission

Opuntia Species

Opuntia Country No. 1
Opuntia Country No. 2
Opuntia Country No. 3
Opuntia Country No. 4
Opuntia Country No. 5

Opuntia Country with
Daiv Freeman

Opuntia County, Big Bend

World Opuntiads

Peru Cactus Trip

Northern Patagonia Cactus Trip

Northern Patagonia Sights

Notes from the Editors

Culture Notes

Literature

Editorial Board

News

WWW Links

Agave Photos

Agave Images

Sometimes, while traveling to observe Opuntia, many other interesting plants are found. This page provides links to unedited, large image files of Agave plants in the wild.

Missouri Botanical Garden Annual Report, The Agaves of Lower California, William Trelease, 1911

Missouri Botanical Garden Annual Report, Revision of the Agaves of the Group Applanatae, William Trelease, 1911.

All images are coprighted, Joe J. Shaw, 2006, 2009.

Folder 1: just south of Carlsbad, NM, a few miles west of Hwy. 180/82 on County Road 408, 2-5 miles (2006)
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Folder 2: just south of Carlsbad, NM, just 1-3 miles north of White's City (Hwy. 180 at Hwy. 7), on west side of Hwy. 180/82, 10 feet from traffic (2006)
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Folder 3: on Hwy. 180/82 (south of Carlsbad, NM), headed south, just inside Texas from New Mexico, multiple agaves and bloom stalks visible for 2-3 miles along roadside, both sides of road (close to Texas-New Mexico border) (2006)
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Folder 4: on Hwy. 180/82, in Texas, various places east and west of Cornudas, TX, sometimes Agave bloom stalks can be seen, very xeric land, very sparce. Sometimes in limestone with Echinocactus horizonthalonius (2006)
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Folder 5: Agave species, near Bagdad, AZ and/or Kingman, AZ. Plants were observed in rocky soils, usually above 3,500 ft. elevation; plants were blooming sporadically in late June, 2009. Plants near Kingman were observed on Hualapai Mountain Road, southeast of Kingman.

Image 1 (near Kingman, AZ)
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Image 3 (near Bagdad, AZ)
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