There are so many different desert things here...I like the ocotillo because it is not only beautiful but very useful for a number of things.
I think I could talk all night on the desert, so I'll quit before I lose my audience.
Whispers* Out here, it's called "jumping cholla" because all you have to do is walk by it and it will grab you...
Almost like a wait-a-minute vine, eh?
A wait-a-minute vine is ths odd looking reject from the rain forest.
Grows in the wild here in NY/NJ/PA.
It is medium green, has oval leaves, and yellow thorns slightly longer than a quarter inch, thorns tipped in red or black.
Walking by it grants one the unique feeling of thorns grabbing you and saying "Wait a minute".