• Lower Cliff Dwelling

    Tonto

    National Monument Arizona

Pincushion Cactus

Pincushion Cactus

NPS Photo

Pincushion Cactus

The small red fruit is rubbed on arrowshafts to color them.

For earache, the thorns are removed, the cactus is sliced, boiled, and placed warm in the ear.

Did You Know?

striped skunk

Four different varieties of skunk have been seen at Tonto National Monument - the hooded, hog-nosed, striped, and spotted.  They may look different, but they all smell the same! More...