Desert plants offer both beautiful flowers and also an equally amazing selection of fruits. A walk through the desert could give you a chance to see many of these eye-catching flowers and fruits.
![]() Wolfberry flower |
![]() Wolfberry fruit |
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![]() Catclaw acacia flower |
![]() Catclaw acacia fruit |
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![]() Ocotillo flower |
![]() Ocotillo fruit |
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![]() Sacred datura flower |
![]() Sacred datura fruit |
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![]() Mistletoe flower |
![]() Mistletoe fruit |
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![]() Palo verde flower |
![]() Palo verde fruit |
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![]() Jojoba flower |
![]() Jojoba fruit |
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![]() Crucifixion thorn flower |
![]() Crucifixion thorn fruit |
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Images copyrighted and courtesy of John Alcock. Prickly pear via Wikimedia Commons by Tomás Castelazo.
You might be familiar with some desert fruits, but there are many more types of desert fruits and flowers than you might think.
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