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Opuntia or prickly pear (Opuntia saxicola) grow among lava boulders and thorny shrubs in the arid zone of Isabela. This species is endemic to Isabela and is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Behind the opuntias are candelabra cactus (Jasminocereus thouarsii var. sclerocarpus), also endemic to Galapagos. Puerto Villamil, Isabela, Galapagos, Ecuador

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Image Size: 3981x2415 / 8.1MB; Ecuador Galapagos Galápagos Isabela Jasminocereus thouarsii var. sclerocarpus Jasminocereus thouarsii var. thouarsii Opuntia Opuntia saxicola Puerto Villamil arid zone barndigital cacti cactus candelabra cacti candelabra cactus endemic island islands plant plants prickly pear red list saxicola thorny shrub threatened
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Opuntia or prickly pear (Opuntia saxicola) grow among lava boulders and thorny shrubs in the arid zone of Isabela. This species is endemic to Isabela and is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Behind the opuntias are candelabra cactus (Jasminocereus thouarsii var. sclerocarpus), also endemic to Galapagos. Puerto Villamil, Isabela, Galapagos, Ecuador