Fishhook Barrel Cactus blooming with yellow buds on nature trail in Saguaro National Park in Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona.

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Fishhook Barrel Cactus blooming with yellow buds on nature trail in Saguaro National Park in Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona. Ferocactus wislizeni, the fishhook barrel cactus, also called Arizona barrel cactus, candy barrel cactus, and Southwestern barrel cactus, is a cylindrical barrel-shaped cactus. Some sources mistakenly spell the epithet "wislizenii."

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Size: 3264px × 4928px
Location: Saguaro National Park, Arizona, USA
Photo credit: © Sandra Foyt / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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