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peterb
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by peterb » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:30 pm
Even a recent issue of the CSSA Journal had an article with a headline that included "Echinocereus texensis." I was thinking maybe yet another new species, but it was a typo for Echinocactus.
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willpower
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by willpower » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:57 pm
maybe in the current spirit of genus amalgamation, we should lump them together the grounds that they sound similar.
Perhaps just Echin?
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by Buck Hemenway » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:42 pm
peterb wrote: Even a recent issue of the CSSA Journal had an article with a headline that included "Echinocereus texensis." I was thinking maybe yet another new species, but it was a typo for Echinocactus.
peterb
The Editor will hear about that on Sunday. What a mistake!
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by daiv » Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:40 pm
There you have it Byron - you are not alone!
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by Saguaro123 » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:54 am
daiv wrote: Byron,
I see what you did. I think everyone here has slipped with the keyboard the same way at some point or another.
You plant is an Echino
psis not an Echino
cereus .
The same slip gets done with Echino
cactus .
Anyway, since Echino = spiney - we're
stuck with a lot of uses of that prefix.
I think that the nursery misidentified my plant. I can't get a really good picture of the name tag so i don't have a picture of it. THat plant looks exactly like the plant that had the fruit so I assumed that the one I picked up was the same. I think you're right Daiv. It probably is really a Echinopsis Hybrid.
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by tumamoc » Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:14 pm
Wow Irwin! That's a great flower closeup. I think I have to sneeze now
. Please post more shots like that!
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by daiv » Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:25 pm
tumamoc wrote: Wow Irwin! That's a great flower closeup. I think I have to sneeze now
Yikes! I think the competition for the next "Macro" contest is really heating up!
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by TimN » Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:13 am
It's going to be hard to choose, there are plenty of fantastic images entered!
Disclaimer: I'm in sunny Arizona, so any advice I give may not apply in your circumstances.
Tim
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by daiv » Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:27 am
TimN wrote: It's going to be hard to choose, there are plenty of fantastic images entered!
Tim, I just came here to post the same message. Man, what a turnout for this contest!
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by John C » Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:59 pm
daiv wrote: TimN wrote: It's going to be hard to choose, there are plenty of fantastic images entered!
Tim, I just came here to post the same message. Man, what a turnout for this contest!
Yep! Very tough contest!
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by TimN » Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:06 am
And now we're getting some beautiful yellow/orange flowers! Not a bad one in the bunch! We have some amazing diversity on display in this genus!
Disclaimer: I'm in sunny Arizona, so any advice I give may not apply in your circumstances.
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by CoronaCactus » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:44 am
I agree, AWESOME photos everybody!
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by CoronaCactus » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:53 pm
Just a reminder that today is the last day for photo submissions.
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by daiv » Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:26 pm
Hey Gene, can you edit your post so that it shows as an image within the post?
Since the contest is locked now, you might have to post it here and I can move it over.
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by willpower » Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:11 pm
Do we get to vote?