Are these both baldies? Or does one have a comb over?

willpower · Post by **willpower** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:44 pm

Two red flowered Gymnos:

#1

#2

family shot:

Is this M. backebergiana? the seed pods popped out after the winter.

willpower · Post by **willpower** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:08 am

Anyone?

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:37 pm

They both look like G. baldianum to me.

The mamm does look to match the discription on mamms.net for Mammillaria backebergiana.
Daiv, I wonder if the image you have for Mammillaria backebergiana is the wrong plant, it looks like it has hooked centrals.
Mamms. net's discription calls for " 1 - 3, straight, needle-like," centrals?

Post by **daiv** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:43 pm

Tony wrote: Daiv, I wonder if the image you have for Mammillaria backebergiana is the wrong plant, it looks like it has hooked centrals.

It absolutely is and I was supposed to have that fixed by now. Ian helped me discover that in another thread. I don't think I have a good replacement picture for it either.

willpower · Post by **willpower** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:13 am

Daiv, feel free to nick mine (the picture tha is) if it's any good to you.
Tony, thanks for the clarification

Post by **daiv** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:33 pm

willpower wrote:Daiv, feel free to nick mine (the picture tha is) if it's any good to you.

Thanks! I've got a billion pics waiting to be added. That will be the first thing I do when I get back and get caught up on the posts!

(Ok, not quite a billion.

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