Sclerolands part deux

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:40 am

Hi- Just outside Bloomfield, NM, in the Four Corners area, S. whipplei ssp. cloveriae in bud:

Another plant with super long, papery centrals:

This seedling gives an idea of the harsh conditions in this area:

On the eastern side of Bloomfield, near a tiny village called Blanco, S. parviflorus reappears:

peterb

Post by **daiv** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:24 pm

I wonder How do they grow like that?

...but then it is not only amazing that they can grow in those conditions, but they don't grow without those conditions....

Incredible!

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 1:53 am

Nice again. Hope when you go back you get some flowers. Is S.parviflorus the one with purple flowers?

Mark

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:20 am

Hi Daiv- I wonder the same thing seeing the amazing plants of coastal Chile, for instance. (of course, they luxuriate in coastal fogs; not an option for Scleros or E. polycephalus, for example).

peterb

Spiniflores · Post by **Spiniflores** » Thu May 17, 2007 3:43 pm

maybe the seeds germinate "inside" the cracks... where there are more humidity than the surface...

great photos!!