Mary's Home Plate Cafe

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Brontosaurus
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Mary's Home Plate Cafe

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So I went on a quick weekend road trip to the San Francisco Bay Area, and I had forgotten how well everything grows in the bay. So jealous. I didn't have time to take many pictures, but I stopped in Calistoaga, California for lunch and I took a few snapshots of the cacti growing around the place. Incidentally, a pad from the Opuntia fell on the ground so I nabbed it. If you know what species it is please let me know.
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The Opuntia looks like paraguayens.
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Kamos wrote:The Opuntia looks like paraguayens.
--> like O. paraguayensis = O. ficus-indica?

These pads remind me Opuntia quimilo, that is also a South American plant.
If the flowers come out to be red that will be even more likely.
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I'd like to see that when those plants are on bloom, looks like it will be quite a display.
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When I saw this cactus, I didn't think it would be very considerate to take a cutting, but I did find a pericarpel (I think it what it is) laying on the ground, so I took it home and replanted it. It's already showing some pretty excellent new growth. I'm excited.
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