Echinocereus triglochidiatus (Claret Cup Cactus, Hedgehog Cactus)    
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Semi-desert, foothills.  Woodlands, openings  Spring.
On the San Juan River, Utah, April 7, 2005.

This is the Queen.  Measuring nearly three feet long and over a foot wide with over one hundred flowers fully opened; this is by far the grandest Claret Cup I have ever seen.

Echinocereus triglochidiatus (Claret Cup Cactus, Hedgehog Cactus)    
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Semi-desert, foothills.  Woodlands, openings  Spring.
Canyonlands National Park, Utah, April 14, 2004.

And the King sits upon his throne.

Echinocereus triglochidiatus (Claret Cup Cactus, Hedgehog Cactus) 
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Semi-desert, foothills.  Woodlands, openings  Spring.
Canyonlands National Park, Utah, April 14, 2004.

Echinocereus triglochidiatus (Claret Cup Cactus, Hedgehog Cactus)    
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Semi-desert, foothills.  Woodlands, openings  Spring.
Canyonlands National Park, Utah, April 14, 2004.