Contest 69 : Cactus or Succulent with no spines

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Contest 69 : Cactus or Succulent with no spines

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August 2012-Cactus or Succulent with no spines
This is about the baldies amoung the C&S
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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.

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for submissions will be August 15 th at 12 o´clock midnight Central Standard Time

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No spines on Lithops viridis :)
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Re: Contest 69 : Cactus or Succulent with no spines

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Astrophytum Myrostigma:
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One of my favorites - Hatiora salicornoidies

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After visiting Monterey Bay Aquarium, we were walking down Cannery Row and came across this, Aeonium Starbust.
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Avonia quinaria ssp alstonii
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I swear it has no spines. Astrophytum asterias:
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Adenium obesum
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Sarcocornia quinqueflora ssp. quinqueflora @ Orere Point:

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Ferocactus glaucescens f. inermis
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The Faucaria tuberculosa I had for one year.
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I guess this fits under "spineless"....
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Astrophytum myriostigma
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I guess this is spineless. :wink:
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Phyllobolus resurgens at the onset of the growing season.
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