Some questions relating to Opuntia robusta
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:00 am
Hi All,
I was going through all the Opuntia pictures today, trying to ID some plants for a friend and I came across something odd. First of all, the two pictures here: http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Opu ... urangensis" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; are acknowledged as not being O. durangensis, and I am perfectly happy to see them left here for the reasons cited on the page. However, it would be nice if these pictures were ALSO posted on the Opuntia robusta page itself, especially since there are no pictures of the spiny form of O. robusta on its own page!
The second oddity concerns the first two pictures on this page: http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Opu ... martiniana" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - these also look awfully like O. robusta to me. Could this plant be checked out? I can't speak for the species O. martiniana itself as I've never grown it in person, but those top two photos certainly don't seem to match the rest of the shots on the page.
Finally, if it is not being too annoying, I'd appreciate it if someone who is good with Opuntias could have a look at the thread here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1349503/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and see what they think about my suggestions. I do find Opuntia species difficult to ID because it is illegal to grow them in the ground here and the plants I do have access to may not be typical in form, having been restricted to pots for their entire lives.
Ciao, KK.
I was going through all the Opuntia pictures today, trying to ID some plants for a friend and I came across something odd. First of all, the two pictures here: http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Opu ... urangensis" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; are acknowledged as not being O. durangensis, and I am perfectly happy to see them left here for the reasons cited on the page. However, it would be nice if these pictures were ALSO posted on the Opuntia robusta page itself, especially since there are no pictures of the spiny form of O. robusta on its own page!
The second oddity concerns the first two pictures on this page: http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Opu ... martiniana" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - these also look awfully like O. robusta to me. Could this plant be checked out? I can't speak for the species O. martiniana itself as I've never grown it in person, but those top two photos certainly don't seem to match the rest of the shots on the page.
Finally, if it is not being too annoying, I'd appreciate it if someone who is good with Opuntias could have a look at the thread here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1349503/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and see what they think about my suggestions. I do find Opuntia species difficult to ID because it is illegal to grow them in the ground here and the plants I do have access to may not be typical in form, having been restricted to pots for their entire lives.
Ciao, KK.