Contest 42: South American Cacti

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Contest 42: South American Cacti

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Welcome contest goers!
Some of my favorites come from South America so I have really been looking forward to this months theme! South America offers up some extrodinary plants into the Cactus Family.

CactiGuide.com has a great feature for searching by Country or Region.Use this linkand click on South America
101 pages of South American cacti to choose from, Amazing!

The theme this month is South American Cacti
This topic reaches out to all the species found only in South America.

Show em if ya got em!

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Excludes Opuntiads and Copiapoa. (these are coming up later)

Note2: Remember, along with each contest is a seperate thread for discussion and posting all your "other" pics :) Click here

Prize:
To the winner goes, A $10 gift certificate towards any CoronaCactus Nursery purchase. (Plants, tools, Pots, labels, etc.)
NOTE: For members outside of the USA non-plant prizes can only be awarded.

Deadline for submissions will be April 17th, 2010

Please reference these 2 threads for the changes made for 2010.
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Good Luck to all!!

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Ok, I'll prime the pump!

Arrojadoa rhodantha

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That's the right thing for me... ;-)

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Frailea chiquitana

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Here's mine: Parodia penicilata.
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Gymnocalycium baldianum
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Parodia laui

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To continue the red flower theme:

Gymnocalycium baldianum

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Notocactus leninghausii, an old favorite:

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A South American flower
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Parodia Buiningii, I love how furry the flower bud is.
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Eriosyce chilensis FK3
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Parodia mammulosa
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Gymnocalycium Bruchii

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I'm going to go with this Parodia roseolutia from my collection.Image
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