Cacti Collection (#37)

Sardinian Warbler - female perched on Prickly Pear - Tarifa Spain - September
RES-1009 Sardinian Warbler - female perched on Prickly Pear Tarifa Spain - September Sylvia melanocephala George Reszeter Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Barrel Cactus - in bloom Arizona, USA
PS-3525 Barrel Cactus - in bloom Arizona, USA. Peter Steyn Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Prickly Pear Cactus
LB-3418 PRICKLY PEAR Opuntia ficus-indica Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Cactus
LA-3712 Cactus Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway. contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: + 44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Prickly Pear Cactus Southeast Arizona
JZ-1774 Prickly Pear Cactus Southeast Arizona Cactaceae opuntia Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Prickly Pear Cactus With fruits
JLM-6265 Prickly Pear Cactus - With fruits Opuntia sp. John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Engelmann's hedgehog cacti. Joshua Tree Natural Area. Utah, USA
GET-1361 Engelmann's hedgehog cacti. Joshua Tree Natural Area. Utah, USA Echinocereus engelmannii Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Engelmann's hedgehog cacti, with joshua tree and other desert species. Joshua Tree Natural Area, Utah, USA
GET-1359 Engelmann's hedgehog cacti, with joshua tree and other desert species Joshua Tree Natural Area, Utah, USA Echinocereus engelmannii Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal

Arizona Barrel Cactus Close up of spines Saguaro National Park, Arizona
GET-1295 Arizona Barrel Cactus - Close up of spines Saguaro National Park, Arizona Ferocactus wislizenii Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Buckthorn Cholla Saguaro National Park, Arizona
GET-1293 Buckthorn Cholla Saguaro National Park, Arizona Opuntia acanthocarpa Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Flowers of Engelmann's Prickly Pear Cactus Saguaro National Park, Arizona
GET-1288 Flowers of Engelmann's Prickly Pear Cactus Saguaro National Park, Arizona Opuntia engelmannii Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Prickly Pear and Barrel Cacti species Saguaro National Park, Arizona
GET-1287 Prickly Pear and Barrel Cacti species Saguaro National Park, Arizona Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Saguaro cactus Against rocky background Saguaro National Park, Arizona
GET-1286 Saguaro cactus - Against rocky background Saguaro National Park, Arizona Carnegiea gigantea Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Saguaro National Park Showing cacti species with rocky hillside in background Arizona
GET-1285 Saguaro National Park - Showing cacti species with rocky hillside in background Arizona Carnegiea gigantea Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Close up of trunk of Saguaro cacti Saguaro National Park, Arizona
GET-1284 Close up of trunk of Saguaro cacti Saguaro National Park, Arizona Carnegiea gigantea Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Bunny Ear cactus - Jardin de la Marquesa Botanical Gardens, Arucas, Gran Canaria. February
DAD-1879 Bunny Ear cactus Jardin de la Marquesa Botanical Gardens, Arucas, Gran Canaria. February. Opuntia microdasys A garden that specialises in growing numerous varieties of cacti

Cactus - Jardin de la Marquesa Botanical Gardens - the cactus garden of Gran Canaria. February
DAD-1869 Cactus - Jardin de la Marquesa Botanical Gardens the cactus garden of Gran Canaria. February. Stetsonia coryne David C Dixon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Desert Short-horned Lizard - on pricklypear cactus - Utah - USA
CLA-322 Desert Short-horned Lizard - on pricklypear cactus Utah - USA Phrynosoma douglasii Mary Clay Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Western Patch-nosed Snake - on Barrel Cactus - Arizona - USA
CAN-3542 Western Patch-nosed Snake - on Barrel Cactus Arizona - USA Salvadora hexalepis John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Coiled - In prickley pear cactus - Sonoran Desert - Arizona - In ambush posture waiting
CAN-3235 Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Coiled - In prickly pear cactus Sonoran Desert - Arizona - USA Crotalus atrox In ambush posture waiting for prey John Cancalosi Please note that prints are

Shadow of Saguaro Cactus - In desert wash - Sonoran Desert - Arizona - Record height: 78 feet - Average mature height
CAN-3214 Shadow of Saguaro Cactus - in desert wash Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA Carnegiea gigantea John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Western Patch-nosed Snake - Arizona - Active diurnal resident of grasslands-chaparral-sagebrush-plains-and desert scrub
CAN-3228 Western Patch-nosed Snake Arizona, USA Salvadora hexalepis John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Cholla Cactus with blossoms - Sonoran Desert - Arizona
CAN-3223 Cholla Cactus with blossoms Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA Opuntia spp. John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Fishhook Pincushion Cactus - Sonoran Desert - Arizona - USA
CAN-3136 Fishhook Pincushion Cactus Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA Mammillaria grahamii microcarpa John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Desert Vine - with Fishhook Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus wislizeni) Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
CAN-2862 Desert Vine - with Fishhook Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus wislizeni) Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA Janusia gracilis John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Buckhorn Cholla Cactus - Arizona in wildflowers - Open branching shrub found in Arizona
CAN-2611 Buckhorn Cholla Cactus Arizona, USA Opuntia acanthocarpa John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Organ Pipe Cactus. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, USA
TD-1833 Organ Pipe Cactus Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, USA. Stenocereus thurberi Thomas Dressler Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Giant Saguaro - With buds and flowers, photographed in late April at the beginning of the saguaro blossom
TD-1751 Giant Saguaro - With buds and flowers Saguaro National Park (western section), Tucson, Arizona, USA. Carnegiea gigantea Photographed in late April at the beginning of the saguaro blossom

Candleholder cactus, Lluta Valley, Norte Grande, Chile, South America

View of Arcos de la Frontera, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Cacti in the Majorelle Garden, created by the French cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle, and restored by the couturier Yves Saint-Laurent, Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Cacti. Galapagos
Mark Harding / SplashdownDirect

San Esteban spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa), an endemic iguana found only on Isla San Esteban in the Gulf
Michael Nolan / SpecialistStock

Lindblad expedition leader Sue Perrin viewing the Lindblad expedition ship National Geographic Sea Bird from atop Isla
Michael Nolan / SpecialistStock

Adult osprey (Pandion haliaetus) on cardon cactus on Isla Angel de la Guarda in the upper Gulf of California
Michael Nolan / SpecialistStock

Intruiging and whimsical shapes and patterns in the giant Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios)
Michael Nolan / SpecialistStock

San Esteban spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa), an endemic iguana found only on Isla San Esteban in the Gulf
Michael Nolan / SpecialistStock

Sunrise over cardon cactus with gulls from Isla San Esteban in the midriff region of Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez)
Michael Nolan / SpecialistStock

Harris's Hawk - at the nest in a Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Sonoran desert, Arizona
ROG-13483 Harris's Hawk - at the nest in a Saguaro cactus Sonoran desert, Arizona. USA Carnegiea gigantea Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cactus Wren FG 4403 On a Saguaro Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus © Francois Gohier / ARDEA LONDON
FG-4403 Cactus WREN - on Saguaro Distribution: USA - Mexico Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Giant Cactus (Cardon) FG 2231 Baja California Mexico Pachycerevs pringlei © Francois Gohier / ARDEA LONDON
FG-2231 Giant Cactus (Cardon) Baja California Mexico Pachycerevs pringlei Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Cactus FG 1454 Teddy Bear Cholla, Anza Borrego desert California USA. Opuntia bigelowii © Francois Gohier / ARDEA
FG-1454 Cactus - Teddy Bear Cholla Anza Borrego desert California USA. Opuntia bigelowii Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cracker / Calico Butterfly - On Hecho Cactus (Pachycereus pectinaboriginum) - Sonora Mexico - Sonora Mexico
CAN-3640 Cracker / Calico Butterfly - On Hecho Cactus (Pachycereus pectinaboriginum) Sonora Mexico - Sonora Mexico Hamadryas februa John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display

Gila Woodpecker - Male emerging from nest in Saguaro cactus - Female at nesting hole with food for young - Arizona
CAN-3636 Gila Woodpecker - Male emerging from nest in Saguaro cactus - Female at nesting hole with food for young Arizona - USA - Overall range from southwestern U.S

Ocotillo Sonoran Desert, Southern California, USA
cla-584 Cactus - ocotillo Sonoran desert Southern California Fouquieria splendens Mary Clay Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Red-tailed Hawk - With chicks at nest. Arizona USA
JZ-3233 Red-tailed Hawk - With chicks at nest Arizona USA Buteo jamaicensis Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Engelmann's Prickly Pear Cacti Whole plant showing flowers Saguaro National Park, Arizona
GET-1292 Engelmann's Prickly Pear Cacti - Whole plant showing flowers Saguaro National Park, Arizona Opuntia engelmannii Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Engelmann's Prickly Pear Cacti Plant with flowers Saguaro National Park, Arizona
GET-1291 Engelmann's Prickly Pear Cacti - with flowers Saguaro National Park, Arizona Opuntia engelmannii Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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Cacti, the resilient and captivating plants that thrive in arid landscapes, have a unique charm that has captivated people all over the world. From the stunning cacti gardens at Fundacion Cesar Manrique in Taro de Tahiche, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain to the majestic Saguaro Desert in Arizona, USA, these prickly wonders never fail to amaze. In the vast expanse of Sanguaro Desert, an Harris's Hawk perches on its nest nestled within a towering Saguaro Cactus. This magnificent bird of prey is just one example of how cacti provide shelter and sustenance for various wildlife. Another resident of this desert oasis is the Great Horned Owl with its distinctive ear tufts or "horns". Known as the "Cat Owl", it preys on rodents, birds, reptiles, fish and even large insects. As day turns into night in Organ Pipe Cactus National Park in Arizona, wildflowers bloom alongside cacti under a breathtaking sunset sky. The vibrant colors create a picturesque scene that showcases nature's beauty at its finest. Meanwhile, across continents in Marrakech's Jardin Majorelle located in Morocco's North Africa region lies an enchanting display amidst exotic flora. The Raven Gallery found within Tucson's Old Elysian Grove Market pays homage to these fascinating plants through artistry and creativity. It serves as a testament to how deeply ingrained it can within local culture and history. Even renowned explorer Alexander von Humboldt recognized their significance when he led his party on plant-collecting expeditions centuries ago. Their discoveries paved the way for our understanding of these remarkable species today. From Aruba's Chapel of Alto Vista situated amidst ABC Islands' Netherland Antilles Caribbean paradise to encounters with Desert Tortoises roaming freely through Arizona's rugged terrain - cacti continue to leave an indelible mark on the landscapes they inhabit.