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Yes, it does look quite dead.
5 years agoYay!
5 years agoMy guess was: "Looks like the cool desert plant that used to be here is gone, replaced by weedy grasses".
5 years agoThe sign on the right DOES say "Cholla", however. So I think Bill wins this round.
5 years agoEven less able to figure this out. Nope,not even going to guess on it.
5 years agoNot much detail to go on here, but I will hazard a guess that it is elephant tree (Pachycormus discolor )
http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=717
It is a species of cholla. I spent a good deal of time working on this. Spines are really thick like teddy bear cholla, but too short and the older spines are not dark. My initial gut feeling was cane cholla (cylindropuntia spinosior) because of its appearance, but it is not native to Baja.
I found one that sort of matches and is native... clavellina cholla (Cylindropuntia alcahes ) so that is what I will guess it might be, but it could be some kind of hybrid as well.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/273617-Cylindropuntia-alcahes
Another complicating factor with gardens is that they get more water than typical, making growth somewhat different so pictures do not match typical photos.
5 years agoThis one might be Pitahaya (Stenocereus gummosus).
https://www.sdnhm.org/oceanoasis/fieldguide/sten-gum.html
Looks like some kind of yucca...
I'm going to guess Spanish dagger (Yucca schidigera)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_schidigera
Some species of barrel cactus.
Since it has pink curved main spines, I am going to go with likely fire barrel (Ferocactus gracilis).
http://www.florafinder.com/Species/Ferocactus_gracilis.php
The trouble with trying to figure out what plants in a garden are is that they could be from almost anywhere, and often times it is like real estate with regards to species... location, location, location.
By the way, I am really not an expert! Google image search is the expert. All I do is try and match the image to something from a reputable website.
Ditto for TANLINE. Nice job!
5 years agoTan line gets my vote. Obviously we’ll worth the time.
5 years ago"JANLINE"?
5 years ago
Dog poop bush... 8th picture down.
5 years agohttp://khkeeler.blogspot.com/2016/04/visiting-baja-californiaamazing-plants.html