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- Sat Apr 26, 2014 4:26 pm
- Forum: Cacti Places
- Topic: Places to See Cactus, SE UT, NM, W TX, etc.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2220
Re: Places to See Cactus, SE UT, NM, W TX, etc.
I used to share habitat data on some of the more rare stuff on your list, but I no longer do, not with anyone. I have had a few bad experiences where people I thought were trustworthy have either dug plants or shared info (against my specific request) with people who dug plants. It's infuriating. Th...
- Sat Apr 26, 2014 4:21 pm
- Forum: Cacti Places
- Topic: Grand Canyon Caverns AZ
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1760
Re: Grand Canyon Caverns AZ
Nice! I haven't been able to determine definitely if the claret cups along there are mojavensis or coccineus. They are great mounds, however. It's a cool area. Did you see any Agave utahensis up there?
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peterb
- Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:43 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Echinocereus engelmanii?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 707
Re: Echinocereus engelmanii?
That looks like Echinocereus "apachensis," which is a diploid in the fendleri group, with overlapping range with bonkerae. It's an interesting form from the Superstitions in AZ and if you compare flowers with fendleri or bonkerae you will see they are almost identical. 'apachensis' is not ...
- Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:24 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Favorite Echinocereus?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5366
Re: Favorite Echinocereus?
Thanks for all the replies! My presentation kicks off the conference at 9 in the morning on Saturday. Martin, I know you are a real expert in the genus and grow amazing plants! Look forward to meeting you. It looks like my presentation will be broken down into about 4 segments. Unusual spine/flower ...
- Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:07 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Favorite Echinocereus?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5366
Favorite Echinocereus?
Hello all- I am giving a presentation and co-leading a couple of cultivation workshops on the genus Echinocereus at the Sonoran X Conference in Tucson this coming Saturday morning and I thought it would be fun to conduct an informal survey here. What is your favorite species? If possible, explain wh...
- Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:04 pm
- Forum: Cacti Places
- Topic: Pediocactus peeblesianus fickeisenii survey
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2699
Re: Pediocactus peeblesianus fickeisenii survey
thanks Dean! Have to work hard to keep au courant with taxonomy these days!
peterb
peterb
- Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:45 pm
- Forum: Cacti Places
- Topic: Pediocactus peeblesianus fickeisenii survey
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2699
Re: Pediocactus peeblesianus fickeisenii survey
Aha, well I don't have the Intermountain Flora yet so I missed it, but I look forward to checking it out. Thanks for the update. Did Pediocactus sileri change also? I thought I had heard it went to the plural possessive for similar reasons.
peterb
peterb
- Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:51 am
- Forum: Cacti Places
- Topic: Pediocactus peeblesianus fickeisenii survey
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2699
Re: Pediocactus peeblesianus fickeisenii survey
Yes, it was a great few days. Very difficult to find indeed, especially in some of the locales that have been compromised. The change to fickeiseniorum was published by Fritz H in his pedio book (in the combination Navajoa peeblesianus subsp. fiskeiseniorum) but has not been accepted yet and hasn't ...
- Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:19 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: peterb's 2014
- Replies: 54
- Views: 12618
Re: peterb's 2014
some stuff.
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peterb
- Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:12 pm
- Forum: Cacti Places
- Topic: Pediocactus peeblesianus fickeisenii survey
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2699
Pediocactus peeblesianus fickeisenii survey
Volunteered some time earlier this week to do a few days of an extensive survey of P. peeblesianus fickeisenii at three different sites. The professional botanist who was conducting the survey was mapping and measuring at least 30 plants at each locale, interested in particular in multivariate analy...
- Fri Apr 04, 2014 3:18 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Cactus or Cacti?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2906
Re: Cactus or Cacti?
We have a dual also. But it's the same as the singular. :-) "Are you going to the store?" can be addressed to one, two or a million people at once. We do have a few ways to try to specify. "Are you two going to the store?" "Are y'all going to the store?" Etc. The Wiki l...
- Fri Apr 04, 2014 3:14 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Ferocactus acanthodes or cylindraceus?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1307
Re: Ferocactus acanthodes or cylindraceus?
The trick with taxonomy is to separate out a bunch of different strands, if you really care about it, that is. In particular, the committee responsible for maintaining the rules of priority and typification, etc., has the final say on names that are in dispute. Of course it will be a very long time ...
- Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:38 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Ferocactus acanthodes or cylindraceus?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1307
Re: Ferocactus acanthodes or cylindraceus?
It may be that Hunt was incorrect in retaining cylindraceus. I found the only reference I have seen so far regarding this issue, Cactus Exploers #6, November 2012, page 25: "A proposal to reject the name Echinocactus(& Ferocactus) acanthodes submitted in 2011 has now been voted upon and is ...
- Thu Apr 03, 2014 4:00 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Cactus or Cacti?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2906
Re: Cactus or Cacti?
my current pet peeve is using "cactus" for the plural. I realize it is just a preference. But that book _Cactus of Arizona_ always sounds like it is about one plant.
peterb
peterb
- Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:15 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: peterb's 2014
- Replies: 54
- Views: 12618
Re: peterb's 2014
Not sure, actually. Maybe they all are. I was thinking maybe some Pereskia aren't, technically?
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