Baja California - After the Rains - El Nino Desert Galleries 2


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An El Nino phenomenon, elephant trees flowering in various pastel shades

Cirios, cardons, and elephant trees among granite boulders on Catavina Mesa.

Brightly colored elephant tree blooms by a giant Cardon.

Such thick, tapering branches give the elephant tree its name.

A schott's agave blooms on Baja california's pacific coast.

Goldmann's agave, cirios and yuccas near Punta Prieta.

A fortunate El Nino year indeed, when Baja California's blue palms bloom.

Blooming elephant tree, with cardon and cirio, Catavina Mesa.

Morning light and elephant trees, Catavina Mesa.

Flower of the night blooming cardon cactus

Pale flowers of the maritimus hedgehog cactus.

Flowers of the night blooming senita cactus.

Mutant flower of the Yucca whipplei, near La Turquesa



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