Opuntia basilaris
Beavertail prickly pear
© 2013 Chris Bondante
Fluid acrylics, watercolor,
gouache, graphite
Plate Descriptions
1. Habit
2. Aeroles with enlargement
showing glochids and wool
3. Flower
4. Top view of flower
5. Longitudinal section of flower
6. Longitudinal section of
developing fruit
7. Seeds