Prickly Collection (#2)

Prickly Like Dandelion
Artem Pozdniakov

A few varieties of Desert Cacti - USA. Date: 1933

Castroville, Texas, USA. Prickly pear flower in the Texas Hill Country. Date: 12-04-2021

Carpet weed along with Opuntia prickly pear cactus, South Plaza Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Date: 28-07-2021

Opuntia prickly pear cactus, South Plaza Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

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Namibia, Fish River Canyon National Park, Cactus grows on rocky slopes above Fish River Canyon Date: 17/07/2007

Pattern in Candelabra cactus, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

A wild short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) wandering through scrub, foraging for food
One of the weird and iconic animals of Australia, this echidna (which looks similar to a hedgehog but is totally unrelated) was foraging between rocks and grass clumps for ants

Close-up of a prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) showing thorns in Andalusia, Spain

Thistles and other plants on a forest floor, a landscape beyond, fragment (oil on canvas)
CH422642 Thistles and other plants on a forest floor, a landscape beyond, fragment (oil on canvas) by Withoos, Matthias (1627-1703); 68.6x68.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch

Porcupine fish and seahorse (chromolitho)
2782538 Porcupine fish and seahorse (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Porcupine fish and seahorse)

False Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera truncata (Epiphyllum truncatum). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse

Prickly pear, Nopalea cochenillifera. Opuntia cochenillifera, Cactus cochenillifer, Catto della cocciniglia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario

Tall yellow eye, Xyris operculata, Siride coperchiata. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

Sycamore, silver fir, foxglove, prickly pear, etc
Old World sycamore, Platanus orientalis, silver fir, Abies picea, foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, prickly pear, Opuntia, Carduus marianus thistle, Silybum marianum, Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula

Page 31. Banksia spinulosa / Hairpin Banksia (w / c)
5671063 Page 31. Banksia spinulosa / Hairpin Banksia (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 05)

Lapeirousia fabricii (Prickly stemmed ovieda, Ovieda aculeata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden

White Mexican prickly poppy, Argemone ochroleuca
White Mexican prickly poppy or straw-coloured argemone, Argemone ochroleuca. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert Sweets The

White Mexican prickly poppy or Large-flowered argemone, Argemone grandiflora. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert Sweets

Poppy or Papaver species
Oriental poppy, Papaver orientale, alpine poppy, Papaver alpinum, orange-red poppy, P. rubro-aurantiacum, common Welsh poppy, Meconopsis cambrica, large-flowered prickly poppy, Argemone grandiflora

Oxylobium, brachysema and euchilus species
Netted-leaved oxylobium, Oxylobium retusum, broad-leaved brachysema, Brachysema latifolium, heart-leaved euchilus, Euchilus obcordatus, small-leaved dillwynia, Dillwynia parvifolia

Prickly sow-thistle, Sonchus asper, and smooth sow-thistle, Sonchus oleraceus? Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Dwarf lettuce, Lactuca sessilis, and prickly lettuce, Lactuca serriola. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Prickly poppy, Argemone mexicana, and butcher s
Prickly poppy, Argemone mexicana, and butchers broom, Rustus aculeata. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Prickly rasp fern, Doodia aspera. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Kangaroo thorn or prickly wattle, Acacia paradoxa (Acacia hybrida). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1828

Prickly juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Tropical fruits, fruits de serre chaude ou temperee. Guava, Psidium guajava 1, passionfruit, Passiflora caerulea 2, pineapple, Ananas comosus 3, pomegranate, Puncia granatum 4 and prickly pear

Mexican poppy or flowering thistle, Argemone mexicana, Argemone du Mexique. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar

Prickly thrift, Acantholimon glumaceum. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe

Salm-Dycks prickly pear cactus, Opuntia salmiana
Salm-dycks prickly pear cactus, Opuntia salmiana. Named for the botanist Prince Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte

Prickly castor oil tree, Kalopanax septemlobus
Prickly castor oil tree or kireha harigiri, Kalopanax septemlobus f. maximowiczii (Aralia maximowiczi). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

California prickly phlox, Leptodactylon californicum. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Prickly pear (Cactus Nopal) and Cochineal Beetle (chromolitho)
735415 Prickly pear (Cactus Nopal) and Cochineal Beetle (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prickly pear (Cactus Nopal) and Cochineal Beetle

Prickly heath, Gaultheria mucronata (Pointed-leaved pernettia, Pernettya mucronata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S

Mexican argemone or prickly poppy, Argemone mexicana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards rom William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1793

Prickly saltwort and Iceland moss
Prickly saltwort, Kali turgida 1, and Iceland moss, Cetraria islandica 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar

Curtis British Entomology Plate 524
Hymenoptera: Gorytes bicinctus [Plant: Cladium mariscus (Schoenus mariscus, Prickly Bog-rush)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 442
Lepidoptera: Hesperia actaeon = Thymelicus acteon (Lulworth Skipper) [Plant: Salsola kali (Prickly Glasswort)] Date: 1824-39

Study of a thistle, March 24, 1855 (graphite on paper)
1072182 Study of a thistle, March 24, 1855 (graphite on paper) by German School, (19th century); 31.8x48.1 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Henry H. Hawley; German, out of copyright

forest floor still life with a frog and a mushroom, mountains beyond (oil on canvas)
CH422643 forest floor still life with a frog and a mushroom, mountains beyond (oil on canvas) by Withoos, Matthias (1627-1703); 51.7x48 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch

Still Life with Flowers and Prickly Pears, c. 1885 (oil on canvas)
3616017 Still Life with Flowers and Prickly Pears, c.1885 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 73.3x59.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

"There was an Old Lady whose folly induced her to sit in a holly", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386625 " There was an Old Lady whose folly induced her to sit in a holly", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Holly and Mistletoe, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730712 Holly and Mistletoe, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holly and Mistletoe)

Cactus, Mexico City, 1925 (b / w photo)
GBW469870 Cactus, Mexico City, 1925 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Italian, out of copyright

Rosa Bifera macrocarpa, 1817-1824 (stipple-engraving, printed in colour
985710 Rosa Bifera macrocarpa, 1817-1824 (stipple-engraving, printed in colour and finished by hand) by RedoutA©, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); 35.7x26.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cereus scandens minor, Cereus scandens medeus and triangularis Peruvianus
STC172326 Cereus scandens minor, Cereus scandens medeus and triangularis Peruvianus, from Phytanthoza Iconographia, by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, published c.1737-45 (mezzotint) by Ehret

Cereus quadrangularis and Cereus quinque angularis, from
STC172325 Cereus quadrangularis and Cereus quinque angularis, from Phytanthoza Iconographia, by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, published c.1737-45 (mezzotint) by Ehret

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"Embracing the Prickly Beauty of Nature's Thorny Delights" The Common Thorn Apple, also known as Jimson Weed (Datura stramonium), showcases its prickly seed pod in all its glory. Sea holly (Eryngium sp. ) stands tall with its striking blue flowers and spiky leaves, a true testament to nature's prickly wonders. Explore the enchanting Cactus garden of Guatiza in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, where Europe meets the rugged beauty of these thorny plants. Behold a cactus plant with teeth and eyes, seemingly watching over its desert domain with an air of mystery and intrigue. A fly finds solace on a cactus in Valencia's botanical garden, reminding us that even prickliness can offer respite for some creatures. Lose yourself in the mesmerizing Jardin de Cactus near Guatiza, Lanzarote; here you'll discover an array of unique cacti from around the world. The Woolly Thistle (Cirsium eriophorum) blooms proudly on limestone soil, showcasing how even delicate flowers can possess a touch of prickliness. Journey to South America's Galapagos Islands where the Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia cactaceae) thrives amidst volcanic landscapes and diverse wildlife. Once again immerse yourself in the captivating Jardin de Cactus near Guatiza; this time let your senses be enchanted by their collection of rare species from across Europe. Like dandelions that may seem soft at first glance but hide their own brand of prickliness within their seeds, sometimes appearances can be deceiving too. Witness the resilience of desert life as you encounter various varieties of Desert Cacti throughout different regions across the United States – each one a testament to nature's ability to thrive in harsh conditions.