Las Vegas Cactus
Even with the development crash in Nevada, the edges of Las Vegas are still growing. This time into protected cactus territory.
A state-protected cactus may become a thorny snag for a developer with plans to build a subdivision near Red Rock Canyon….
But growing on the hillside land is the Blue Diamond cholla, a stubby, big-needled cactus that is among 24 plants the state considers “critically endangered.”…
Public opposition to Rhodes’ plan is growing among those who want to protect the cactus.
Well now that is a first – a group of Nevadans trying to slow development encroaching on the desert!
Blue Diamond Cholla is Cylindropuntia multigeniculata and the picture is from Bird and Hike, plus they have a dozen more photos including bright yellow flower pictures of the Blue Diamond. Nice!
