Ocotillo Sharp

The ocotillo is a hardy desert plant (they say it is not a cactus). It has long spindly spines that are used to makes fences. It sits looking dead for months but a rain can make it bloom full of green leaves or it sens out flowering red tips so scarlet they are almost impossible to photograph.

Here is a closeup of one. This one is not in bloom, although many in the park were. Like most desert plants it is covered in sharp points to keep others away.

Watch you step and tread lightly here.