Cacti of the Desert Southwest

No plants say "desert" quite like cacti. Their prickly nature aside, cacti & the desert habitats in which they reside are especially fragile. Indeed, Saguaro National Park & Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument were established primarily to protect the largest concentrations of these respective species. Others, such as the Pima pineapple cactus, are less conspicuous but also more rare & in need of special protection & conservation. In Cacti of the Desert Southwest, botanist Meg Quinn describes eighty-six of the most significant cacti found in the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, & Mojave deserts. For ease of identification, all are depicted in color photographs & many are shown in full flower.Quinn, Meg is the author of 'Cacti of the Desert Southwest' with ISBN 9781887896283 and ISBN 1887896287.