Plants of opuntia or prickly pear (Opuntia megasperma) grow among lava boulders and thorny shrubs in the arid zone of San Cristobal. This plant is end

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Plants of opuntia or prickly pear (Opuntia megasperma) grow among lava boulders and thorny shrubs in the arid zone of San Cristobal. This plant is endemic to Galapagos. Behind the opuntias is a candelabra cactus (Jasminocereus thouarsii var. thouarsii), also endemic. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal, Galapagos, Ecuador

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Location: Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal, Galapagos, Ecuador
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