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Hey all- John's recent link to the series of amazing photographs and my occasional discoveries on the web, such as Georges Marchand's site etc., made me think of starting an ongoing "suggested web links" thread here.

It seems every time I turn around there are more websites about cacti and succulents. There are many fine links at the Cactus Mall:

http://www.cactus-mall.com/

From there I found this very unusual and interesting website probably much more familiar to our EU members:

http://www.cactus-aventures.com/

Especially entertaining on that site is the story of Joel Lode's life...wow.

This site contains a rather thorough and somewhat unorthodox overview of Sclerocactus, Pediocactus, Toumeya and Navajoa, and reflects both the expertise and the quirkiness of that controversial figure, Fritz Hochstaetter:

http://www.tribecacteaeirt.com/

The photo gallery with accompanying data is extraordinary. Herr Hochstaetter's splitting of Pediocactus simpsonii into a large number of varieties is actually why I am a huge fan of his work.

The Brazilian Cacti Project is an excellent, developing resource. It's hosted by an advertising sponsor so can be sort of annoying at times, but the habitat pictures are wonderful.

http://www.brcactaceae.org/e_index.html

That's all for now...maybe this thread will lead to people posting a bunch of sites they have learned from or enjoy visiting...

peterb

Good idea! -I just marked it as sticky so it will stay up top!

"Au Cactus Francophone" is one of my favourites. It is an encyclopedia for succulents, but I have mainly used it for cacti. There are all kinds of information, such as descriptions and cultivation, both on genera and species. Not all species and genera are described and the amount of information differs among those that are described, but I think they add more information sometimes. The language is French, but I think the pictures can be enjoyed by everybody.

http://www.cactuspro.com/encyclo/Cactaceae

This is the main encyclopedia page for those interested in families other than Cactaceae:
http://www.cactuspro.com/encyclo

/Helena

Hi there,

Although not quite accessible (it's not in English) this Romanian website http://www.cactusi.com/ contains some excellent photos, plant profiles and articles. Not to speak of the forum.

Cheers,

Eduart

One of our own member's excellent site:

I invite you to visit my site which features miniature species for windowsill, balcony and patio cultivation.

http://jp29.org/cedr.htm

Try this link: http://www.cbel.com/plants_gardens/

greets Harry

In Russian but lots of great pics to help with ID
http://www.cactuslove.ru/foto.php?alf=A
and for Columnar cacti
http://www.columnar-cacti.org/
Nice pic's here also
http://www.gargamel-cactus.com/photos/albums.php
This one is more of a store of Hybrid an cv. cacti
from Thialand
http://cactushouse.tripod.com/index.htm

Try this one for size, lots of useful information and great photographs, you can get English translation for most pages, but of course you can also learn to speak Russian at the same time.

http://www.lapshin.org/cultivar/index-e.htm

Cheers comrades,
John

opuntia ID tool:

http://pick4.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?guide= ... s.nbii.gov

peterb

Ralph Martin's field number database:

http://ralph.cs.cf.ac.uk/Cacti/fieldno.html

peterb

Hi,
Here some useful links which I always search them:
Systematics and cultivation tips for all Cactaceae sp.:
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cactaceae/
Paul Klaassen's excellent website for Copiapoa enthusiasts:
http://www.copiapoa.info/index.htm
Juan Acosta's (Spiniflores) Chileans website for Eriosyce and Copiapoa lovers:
http://www.eriosyce.info/
and 1500 photos by Juan:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cactushorridus/sets
Dr.Reto Dicht's most excellent site about Coryphantha:
http://mypage.bluewin.ch/retodicht/index.htm
for Asrtrophytum:
http://www.astrophytum.com/index.html
for Ariocarpus:
http://www.living-rocks.com/
and for Frailea:
http://www.frailea.com/

I forget mine

http://community.webshots.com/user/demir165

and Panos&Stavros from Greece:
http://public.fotki.com/PanosS/

Mammillaria page -good for ID's

http://www.tucsoncactus.org/cgi-bin/MyS ... n=Gallery5

Thanks for finding that Bill!

The Asclepiad Exhibition (the photos aren't as dramatic as Martin's but seems good for IDs):

http://www.asclepiad-exhibition.org/index.html

peterb

CSSA gets a new website and it is a big improvement over the old one:

http://www.cssainc.org/