Beginning to bloom
An agave beginning the end of its life cycle: the huge flower spike will grow over the course of a few weeks to perhaps over twenty feet high.
This image is from the presentation "Grand Canyon - Boucher, Tonto, Bright Angel - Backpack Day 4: Hermit Rapids to Salt Creek".

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