“Polka-dot Cactus”

Dr. Nickrent has picked up this photo for PhytoImages, http://www.phytoimages.siu.edu
Here is the description for this image: “Cactus pad showing clusters of glochidia on areoles.”

At PhytoImages.
» Opuntia microdasys page: http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Opuntia_microdasys&rank=binomial
» This image: http://phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/paraman1/r/Cactaceae_Opuntia_microdasys_77613.html
» Related image (does anyone else think, “M. I. C. K. E. Y. …”?): http://phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/paraman1/r/Cactaceae_Opuntia_microdasys_77609.html

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

One year ago (“Not much DOF here…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-11-01
Two years ago (“Fallen star”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-11-01

[Danette Thompson]

Very cool!

[Marti Hughes]

Nicely done macro.

[Thom Mitchell]

@drussell Cactus alert! :)

[Skygirl]

Cacti have such lovely colour contrasts, which you have shown here so well. Lovely close up

[Vicki Dixon]

oh how cool to see all the details and I love the color contrast

[Rick Schies]

As soon as I saw this I thought of mint