Photographs are copyrighted to Daiv Freeman, 2010. You can visit Daiv's Web site (CactiGuide.com).

Lava boulder in Owen's Valley near White Mountains |

Opuntia basilaris |

Opuntia basilaris
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Lava boulder in Owen's Valley |

Opuntai basilaris |

Opuntia basilaris |

Opuntia basilaris |

Opuntia polyacantha |

Echninocereus engelmannii |

Echninocereus engelmannii |

Echninocereus engelmannii |

Echninocereus engelmannii |

Echninocereus engelmannii |

Echninocereus engelmannii |

Castilleja species |

Echninocereus engelmannii |

Echninocereus engelmannii |

Echninocereus engelmannii |

Opuntia polyacantha |

Opuntia polyacantha |

Echinocereus triglochiatus mojavensis |

Echinocereus triglochiatus mojavensis |

Echinocereus triglochiatus mojavensis |

Echinocereus triglochiatus mojavensis
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Echinocereus triglochiatus mojavensis |

Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) |

Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) |

Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) |

View across the Owens Valley from White Mountins to the Sierra Nevada range
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Rugged Opuntia polyacantha habitat at 11,000 feet in the White Mountains |

Opuntia polyacantha |

Opuntia polyacantha |

Opuntia polyacantha |

Opuntia polyacantha habitat with Owens valley in the distance and Sierra Nevada range beyond that.
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Opuntia polyacantha |

Companion plants: sage (Artemesia sp.) and bright-yellow lichens |

Opuntia polyacantha between 10,000 and 11,000 feet (about 2 miles high) |

Opuntia polyacantha between 10,000 and 11,000 feet |

Opuntia polyacantha between 10,000 and 11,000 feet |