Contest 69 : Discussion and related Pictures

[Jens]

Please discuss the pictures of Plants with no Spines in this thread

Astrophytum myriostigma ssp. tulense 2011 Februar20 123 (450 x 600).jpg (90.13 KiB) Viewed 597 times

[Jens]

Great plant Daiv, it shows the variability of cacti so nicely (without spines)- but this topic mostly is succulent country, I gues. Let´s see what comes up in this one.

[gemhunter178]

Does "very little spines" or "no noticeable spines" count?
Just clarifying....

[John C]

Does "very little spines" or "no noticeable spines" count?
Just clarifying....

I believe the idea should mean no spines whatsoever, but let's wait to see if Jens agrees - just to be sure.

[daiv]

Nice variety of entries thus far...

[Subverted]

I thought about entering this but it is so hard to get a photo that does this species justice...at least it is for me. First time it has flowered for me.

Euphorbia globosa

[majcka]

I was thinking about put this one on:

Haworthia attenuata WIDE ZEBRA.jpg (45.19 KiB) Viewed 510 times

Or maybe even this one:

Adenium obesum (3).JPG (50.19 KiB) Viewed 510 times

It was a hard decision.

[gemhunter178]

Thinking about Echinopsis subdenudata, will that count as "no spines"?

[majcka]

Thinking about Echinopsis subdenudata, will that count as "no spines"?

Sure will if it has no spines.

[Jens]

I think the less spines the better. You could of course post a picture of a plant with very little spines too. I- It is just a theme for people to think about another section of the cactus and succulent family.
And this is a picture contest - so it´s not the best plant which wins but the picture that conveys the theme best.

Eriosyce occulta 2 2010 September12 012.jpg (75 KiB) Viewed 503 times

[SkyClan Cat]

Yet another reason to see if I can get my hands on an Echinopsis subdenudata in the near future. Those are pretty cute anyway.

[John C]

Here is a spineless Ariocarpus scaphirostris x fissuratus from 2 fall-times ago.

[Jens]

Nice one John! and a great reminder that most Ariocarpus don´t have too many of them spines..

@Tony: Not too many spines on that ferocactus too

[John C]

Thanks Jens! Out of hundreds of pictures of my Ariocarpus flowering, there are only a few that I really like and this is definitely one of them.

Tony - I don't think we can allow you to enter the photo contest with that photograph. Just because you cut the spines off of that Ferocactus doesn't mean it's naturally spineless. That's just cruel!

(Just joking - I do know that this plant is naturally spineless)

[Alber khan]

Can we post more than one pictures?Just checking.