A tiny mountain ball cactus (Pediocactus simpsonii), just past its best bloom, peeks out of a nest of small stones.

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Size: 5200px × 3467px
Location: Colorado USA
Photo credit: © Denise Dethlefsen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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