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NOAA Photo Library Image - mvey0896

Lava cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus) growing up from volcanic rock. The first flora on this newly formed part of our earth's crust.

Image ID: mvey0896, NOAA's Small World Collection
Location: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Photographer: Rosalind Cohen, NODC, NOAA


Category: World Sights and Scenery/Flora/

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