Dig This Picture: Flaming Heart in the Desert

A ranger at Arches National Park discovered this perfectly heart-shaped prickly pear cactus (Opuntia erinacea), topped with tongues of yellow flame in the form of late-spring blossoms.

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(Photo credit: NPS/kh)