Cactus and torote Colorado tree ( Bursera microphylla ), the Baja Peninsula, Mexico
This photo clearly illustrates the contrasting morphology of different plants that are adapted to surviving in a harsh of arid environment like the Baja Peninsula; the thick, waxy, prickly epidermis of the cactus contrasting with the amber peeling bark of the torote Colorado tree ( F.Burseracea – Bursera microphylla ).
- Filename
- Kayaking- Gulf-of-California19.jpg
- Copyright
- Duncan Murrell
- Image Size
- 5383x3577 / 18.6MB
- Contained in galleries
- Kayaking the Sea of Cortez, Mexico

