Scientific Name: Nopalea guatemalensis Roze
Caption: Nopalea guatemalensis
Photographer: Adrian Tween
Locality: Zacapa, Guatemala (14.857527, -89.789199)
Notes: This is a cacti that was found in the Seasonal Dry Forest of Zacapa, Guatemala. Notice the detail of the stigma, anthers and the flower. The flower is tubular and and ants can be found occasionally on them. Opuntia looks similar, only the flower is bowl shaped and the pistil remains inside the flower and does not stick out.
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