troupial:
Blossoms of one of the several varieties of native wild cholla cactus (Cylindropuntia spinosior)
troupial:
Fishhook Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus wizlizenii}, Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum), Opuntia.
troupial:
Prickly scenario in the neighborhood. Fishhook Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus wizlizenii) and several species of Cholla cactus (Cylindropuntia genus).