Yes, it is!
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Fun topic! Wish I had seen it earlier!
I don’t post lots of plants (As you can tell from my username, I’m more into animals, but you have inspired me to look into my obs for my best flowers!
I was surprised to see these eye-popping colors
The form was very intriguing. I found it while picking trash at a local park.
This was right on the side of trail, and I somehow managed to get this photo without macro zoom, which pleased me very much.
An amazing little cactus I found while staying at an Airbnb in Oklahoma. I’m so glad I didn’t step on it.
One of my nicest pics, was taken by a trail about a quarter a mile from my house. And, yes, there is a largus bug in the back. I made an ob for it as well.
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Ooh, passionflower. I wish they grew up here in Maine!
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Probably my two favourite flowers:
Disa uniflora - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148441054
Geissorhiza radians - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137668780
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That’s such a good picture, also is the fruit of this cactus edible?
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Woolly Lousewort, Pedicularis lanata, is one of my favorite arctic/alpine plants. The dense hairs protect the flower buds (pink dots) and young leaves not just from the cold, but from harsh winds. As the plant matures, the flowers will emerge from their wool coats in a stalk of pink loveliness. The plants also make buds in late summer that remain underground so they can get a jump-start on snow-free conditions the following spring. An alpine hike in Denali National Park (Alaska) at the end of May one year revealed many, many wildflowers in full bloom. (The white flowers are Arctic Bell Heather, Cassiope tetragona).
Oops, here is the obs: · iNaturalist
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I’m fairly certain that all Opuntia fruits and pads are edible (provided you remove the thorns and glochids). I am a fan of the fruits.
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Yeah, I’ve tried prickly pear fruit but I just didn’t know if this particular species was edible. Never tried nopales though. The flavor of the fruit was good, it tasted a bit like bubblegum but the texture was horrid, like soft watermelon.
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Thank you!
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Definitely my favorite flower pick. Looks almost like candy. Cavendishia adenophora.
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All these shots should definitely go to the best photos you’ve ever taken, they’re amazing!
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Beautiful!
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Thank you
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I usually press the fruit through a strainer to take out the seeds, blend it and freeze it in an ice tray. Adds a nice flavor to lemonade, and it would probably take care of the texture problem, too.
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Yes, I’ve actually put the juice in lemonade before, but the ice cube idea is smart. Maybe I’ll try that next time. Have you tried dragon fruit? Yellow dragon fruit, in my opinion, is the best; it is sweet like honey. They are expensive though.
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It’s good when you buy it from the right place!! I’ve had disgustingly bland ones that, paired with extreme wateriness, were just terrible.
Others were just sweet enough to perfectly augment the juicy flesh.
(I like to judge and describe things!!) 
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