May 10, 2023

This plant is known as Triangle Cactus

Due to its sharp spines, also called "Barbed Wire"

It is eaten by the endangered Key Largo woodrat

Tenacity like that, you have to admire!

Location: Crane Point Hammock, Marathon

Sources: http://fnpsblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/born-in-usa-barbed-wire-cactus.html

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