In habitat I think they are more or less the same size, although you can't really compare like with like. In cultivation, E. bokei grows very slowly and E. micromeris is really prepared to bulk up from TLC. E. bokei is a real limestone lover in habitat, so slow growth is no surprise. It is best friends with Ariocarpus fissuratus I think E. micromeris is a bit more flexible about where it grows.
Bokei and fissuratus are best friends are they? Does that mean they cross pollinate?
If bokei grows more slowly then obviously they would be smaller than a micromeris of the same age, in cultivation. But does bokei eventually get to a micromeris size?
That micromeris is an incredible display of offsets! Thanks for posting that photo, very cool. It takes nearly forever to get micromeris to branch like that.
I think E. micromeris is a bit more flexible about where it grows.
