Botany Photo of the Day Thelocactus bicolor

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Widely distributed in the Mexican parts of the Chihuahuan Desert, Thelocactus bicolor‘s range elsewhere is restricted to two counties in adjacent Texas, Brewster and Starr. Much like yesterday’s Alaska blue-eyed grass which is primarily found in another region (British Columbia), this species has a common name of “glory of Texas” or Texas pride. It has […]

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