Contest 72 : White spines
Contest 72 : White spines
November 2012-White spines
Before having a white Christmas, let´s have some white spines in November.
Note:
Remember, along with each contest is a seperate thread for discussion and posting all your "other" pics, Click here
Prize:
To the winner goes, A $10 gift certificate towards any CoronaCactus.com purchase. (Plants, tools, Pots, labels, etc.)
NOTE: For members outside of the USA non-plant prizes can only be awarded.
Deadline:
for submissions will be November 20 th at 12 o´clock midnight Central Standard Time
Reference:
New Format
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Good Luck to all!!
John C and Jens
Before having a white Christmas, let´s have some white spines in November.
Note:
Remember, along with each contest is a seperate thread for discussion and posting all your "other" pics, Click here
Prize:
To the winner goes, A $10 gift certificate towards any CoronaCactus.com purchase. (Plants, tools, Pots, labels, etc.)
NOTE: For members outside of the USA non-plant prizes can only be awarded.
Deadline:
for submissions will be November 20 th at 12 o´clock midnight Central Standard Time
Reference:
New Format
Check here
Click for Contest Rules
here
Good Luck to all!!
John C and Jens
Re: Contest 72 : White spines
This is my submission. I think that it is a mammillaria but I am not sure.
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Aquatic technician at Maidenhead Aquatics, Windsor.
I like the South Americans. Cacti that is...
Aquatic technician at Maidenhead Aquatics, Windsor.
I like the South Americans. Cacti that is...
Re: Contest 72 : White spines
mammillaria pectinifera ssp. solisioides
Forget the dog...Beware of the plants!!!
Tony
Tony
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Re: Contest 72 : White spines
Yep, some succulents have nice white spines too. This Agave impressa has white spines and white imprints:
Re: Contest 72 : White spines
Let's say this one classifies:
Re: Contest 72 : White spines
white-spined Echinocereus engelmannii, Death Valley, April 2011.
peterb
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Re: Contest 72 : White spines
I went with an outside cactus, Cylindropuntia fulgida.
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thelocactus macdowelii
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
Re: Contest 72 : White spines
The most wicked spines in my collection - the slightest touch and you are stuck - Cylindropuntia tunica
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Re: Contest 72 : White spines
My feathery Mammillaria plumosa
Catch a falling star--but don't try it with a cactus!
Re: Contest 72 : White spines
I almost missed this one!
Turb. pseudopectinatus
Turb. pseudopectinatus
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
Re: Contest 72 : White spines
I do not know what this is, but here is my submission.
I am just looking for the defining statement to put here. Follow this link to see my other cacti.
http://s290.photobucket.com/user/apfire ... cti%202013, 2014 http://s290.photobucket.com/user/apfire ... New%20Year
http://s290.photobucket.com/user/apfire ... cti%202013, 2014 http://s290.photobucket.com/user/apfire ... New%20Year
Re: Contest 72 : White spines
Need to get myself a decent macro lens I think!
M. vetula gracilis monstrose
M. vetula gracilis monstrose