The above image shows the density of the vegetation and the diversity of succulents on a small scale on Cerro Colorado. Twelve succulents can be seen here:

Agave cerulata
Bursera microphylla
Cylindropuntia alcahes
Cylindropuntia cholla
Echinocereus brandegeei
Euphorbia misera
Ferocactus rectispinus
Fouquieria diguetii
Opuntia cf. engelmannii
Pachycereus pringlei
Stenocereus gummosus
Stenocereus thurberi

 
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