The following photos are from a level muddy terrain in Tamaulipas, where Echinocactus texensis coexists with Astrophytum asterias and Mammillaria heyderi.
There are plants of various ages. Some have their top only sticked out, some lucky ones have found protection under another plant (the most beautiful cacti are almost always at protected places), some didn't make it and suffered a natural death, with the remains of their spines reminding their seased excistance over the place.
The coin I used for comparative measure is a 2 peso coin, which is about the size of a 1 euro coin.
Echinocactus "the horsecrippler" texensis ...
In the last picture theres a Mammillaria heyderi at 9 o' clock, E. texensis at 11 and A. asterias at 12 and 2 o'clock.
E. texensis in Tamaulipas
E. texensis in Tamaulipas
Cacti:plants with shape, strength and character.
Re: E. texensis in Tamaulipas
Nice habitat shots.
Re: E. texensis in Tamaulipas
nice pictures! looking at them superficially you'd almost say this is the northern equivalent of a gymno
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: E. texensis in Tamaulipas
those shots are really neat.
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Re: E. texensis in Tamaulipas
Great shots! Especially the last one is very interesting. TFS!!
Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money.
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