Contest 72 : White spines

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Jens
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Contest 72 : White spines

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November 2012-White spines
Before having a white Christmas, let´s have some white spines in November.
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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

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Good Luck to all!!

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Daniel
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This is my submission. I think that it is a mammillaria but I am not sure.
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I love Mammillaria luethyi
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mammillaria pectinifera ssp. solisioides
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Yep, some succulents have nice white spines too. This Agave impressa has white spines and white imprints:
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Let's say this one classifies:
Mammillaria hahniana
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white-spined Echinocereus engelmannii, Death Valley, April 2011.

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I went with an outside cactus, Cylindropuntia fulgida.
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thelocactus macdowelii
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The most wicked spines in my collection - the slightest touch and you are stuck - Cylindropuntia tunica
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My feathery Mammillaria plumosa
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I almost missed this one!

Turb. pseudopectinatus
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I do not know what this is, but here is my submission.



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Need to get myself a decent macro lens I think!

M. vetula gracilis monstrose
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