Landscapes and Succulents on Cerro Colorado

Pitahaya agria (Stenocereus gummosus) is common on most of the peninsula, and there are a few populations on the mainland too. It is widely regarded as bearing the most delicious of all cactus fruits.

Organ pipe cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) occurs almost throughout the peninsula as well as on the mainland from southern Arizona into Sinaloa. The plants on Cerro Colorado are mostly small.

View to the San Ignacio oasis from the summit of Cerro Colorado.

View down the south slope of Cerro Colorado from the summit. The study area extends to the edge of the San Ignacio Arroyo in the far background.