Cactuses & Succulents

Detail view, Galápagos prickly pears (Opuntia echios), San Cristobal, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Galápagos prickly pears (Opuntia echios), Santa Fe Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Detail view, Galápagos prickly pears (Opuntia echios), Santa Fe Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Galápagos prickly pears (Opuntia echios), Santa Fe Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Galápagos prickly pears (Opuntia echios) stand between Galapagos Shoreline Purslane or Sea Purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum), Plaza Sur, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

A Galápagos prickly pear (Opuntia echios) stands between a carpet of Galapagos Shoreline Purslane or Sea Purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum), Plaza Sur, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Single Galápagos prickly pear (Opuntia echios), Plaza Sur, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Several Galápagos prickly pear (Opuntia echios), Plaza Sur, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) lies below a Galápagos prickly pear (Opuntia echios), Plaza Sur, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Close-up of a Lava cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus), Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Lava cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus), Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos prickly pear (Opuntia echios), fruits, close-up, Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America