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Posted: 04 Oct 2015

Taken: 21 Oct 2008

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1/160 • f/7.1 • 112.0 mm • ISO 100 •

Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL

18.0-200.0 mm

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Oreocereus trollii

Oreocereus trollii
Oreocereus trollii is a cactus growing in Northern Argentina and Bolivia at altitudes of 3000-4000m. It can grow up to 50cm tall, is covered in (hard) white "wool" and has very sharp yellowish thorns.
This photo was taken on the Tupiza-San Vicente road at El Sillar at appr. 3700m.

Trudy Tuinstra, , Stormlizard, and 4 other people have particularly liked this photo

14 comments - The latest ones
 Jakob Bärfuss
Jakob Bärfuss club
Beautiful pictures of this Cactus !
9 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Jakob Bärfuss club
Merci, Jakob! Es war großartig, den in freier Wildbahn zu sehen!
9 years ago.
 menonfire
menonfire club
Was es nicht alles gibt ?! Grüße MAIK
9 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to menonfire club
Herzlichen Dank, Maik! Das ist ein ganz besonders stachliges Exemplar, dem wollte ich nur mir der Kamera nahekommen;-)
9 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Looks like a barrel cactus!
9 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to slgwv club
It has a lot of similarities though Oreocereus are endemic to the high Andes.
9 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to Gudrun club
Classic convergent evolution, presumably--
9 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to slgwv club
For sure:-) Similar climatic conditions- very dry and temperature extremes between night and day...
9 years ago.
 Graham Chance
Graham Chance club
Lovely detail in this Gudrun. Those thorns look sharp.
9 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Graham Chance club
Thanks, Graham! They are! Those thorns can go through your shoe soles if you step on them...
9 years ago.
 Stormlizard
Stormlizard club
Yes Gudrun, that does look Sharp.
9 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Stormlizard club
Thanks a lot, John! It was strictly "do not touch"!
9 years ago.
 LutzP
LutzP club
...besser Finger weg, dabei sehen die ganz weich aus.
9 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to LutzP club
Danke, Lutz! Die sind megaübel...Bei einer Mitreisenden haben sich die Dornen durch die dicke Sohle der Trekkingsandalen gebohrt!
9 years ago.

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