"Cactus Spines" -Contest Number 7 (Submissions Onl

Post by **daiv** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:18 pm

Edit: Thanks to some help from Bob, credit for this contest topic goes to Franj, who suggested it in an earlier post.

This week, the focus is on cacti spines. Pick your favorite or most interesting spine picture. It can be any species, close-up far away, etc. There is no question that this is the feature tha cacti are best known for -let's all find out why.

Post all your pictures for "Cactus Spines" -Contest Number 7 in this thread.

Contest will run from June 4 through June 17

You have Until June 10, 2006 to enter a picture in the contest.

Voting will be from June 11 to June 17

There has been one change to the Contest Rules, please review this post for the contest rules: http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=888

Remember: Pictures should be no larger than 600 pixels in either height or width!

Can't wait to see all those wonderful spines!

Post by **daiv** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:22 pm

Ok, here's my submission: Echinocereus englemanii taken this spring in central Arizona.

gringorio · Post by **gringorio** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:13 pm

Here's my submission. I don't know the scientific name, but this photo was taken in Sonora, MX this spring and they called it 'hecho.'

tinsel · Post by **tinsel** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:55 pm

"My Golden Columnar"

(I'm looking forward to see all kinds of spines on your plants!)

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:18 pm

Heres one of mine that has a few spines.
This is O. polyacantha v. erinacea

Franj · Post by **Franj** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:23 pm

Here's mine. New growth on a Stenocereus griseus in my yard.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:38 pm

Thelocactus bicolor var. tricolor (I think

...if I'm wrong please help me

... )

tvaughan · Post by **tvaughan** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:01 pm

taliesin · Post by **taliesin** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:31 am

this is mine, not as colourful but still painfull!
a young echinocactus grusonii.

prickly · Post by **prickly** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:37 am

this is one of many,but i decided this one to be my best shot,loads of shaky ones as well

cephalocereus senilis

cactusveda · Post by **cactusveda** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:30 pm

opuntia diademata with soft spines

mavaz · Post by **mavaz** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:02 pm

Hi: I have a particular interest for cacti with a special kind of spines. Here is one of them Mammillaria pectinifera. Regards

Bill in SC · Post by **Bill in SC** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:08 am

Well, I was going to post a super macro of M. pectinifera, but mavaz beat me to that species, sooo, here is M. matudae. Imagine an ant falling from an air-o-plane and falling onto one of these vertical centrals!!

Bill in SC

cactusbutt · Post by **cactusbutt** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:54 am

Gymnocalicium saglione

Karla · Post by **Karla** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:56 pm

Tephrocactus articulatus var. diadematus

"Cactus Spines" -Contest Number 7 (Submissions Onl

"Cactus Spines" -Contest Number 7 (Submissions Onl

great subject!

O. polyacantha V, erinacea

cactus picture contest 7