What is it?

: What is it?; What the heck is this?; Created by: Gminniss.; Tools Used: Sony DSC P1 3.3 mp; Created on: Feb 2005; Image Views: 209; Average Views per Day: 0.2; Image Number: 8352

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Gary Minniss from Arizona on Feb 27, 2005 at 8:55 PM said:

I have uploaded a photo of an ocotillo in "bloom". That way, you can see what it looks like in the spring.

Gary Minniss from Arizona on Feb 27, 2005 at 8:18 PM said:

Thanks for the tip, Vicki. Actually, as I took the shot I was thinking of that very thing. It's a beautiful pattern.

Vicki (TravlynWomyn) from Ocala National Forest, Florida on Feb 27, 2005 at 4:59 PM said:

Gary - what a phenomenal plant. The photo is terrific as is - but just a thought - save a copy of the bark alone - it would be a great "matte" behind another photo!

Gary Minniss from Arizona on Feb 27, 2005 at 4:17 PM said:

Not a cactus. I'd better say what it is. The only people who would know are those who live in the Sonoran Desert. And even most of the people who do never get out and look at things. It is an ocotillo, pronounced oh-ko-tee-yo. The branches are very long and slender. In the spring, little leaves pop out all over and a little later the leaves at the tips turn scarlet red. Some of them are quite spectacular. I'll try to dig up a shot of one and post it.

Whittler from Maine on Feb 27, 2005 at 3:22 PM said:

Thats a nice shot,we have a bush around these parts that is quite similar as far as the thorns go, but the bark is smooth. We call it a Thorn bush. I'll have to get a shot of it this summer.

Shutterbug from Maine on Feb 27, 2005 at 3:07 PM said:

It must be a catus with all those prickly thingys sticking out.

Carol

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