Northeastern New mexico
Northeastern New mexico
I didn't go through NE NM very often when I lived there, as I was always drawn more to the west, south and northwest. I recently took a trip to a ranch near the nearly-ghost town of Ocate NM and made a few cactus stops, outside Las Vegas NM and in the general area. I also photographed some very robust triglochidiatus near Corona NM on the way home.
a couple of the fine variety of phaeacantha that grows in this area with super glochids, the second pic with the local form of Echinocereus coccineus:
Echinocereus viridiflorus:
E. coccineus near Ocate with super long orange/brown spines:
Wonderful spine pattern on this Opuntia near Pastura, NM. Is this pottsii?
robust trigloch near Corona NM.
Classic three "flat" spines per areole. This is what i think of as the "real" trigloch:
peterb
a couple of the fine variety of phaeacantha that grows in this area with super glochids, the second pic with the local form of Echinocereus coccineus:
Echinocereus viridiflorus:
E. coccineus near Ocate with super long orange/brown spines:
Wonderful spine pattern on this Opuntia near Pastura, NM. Is this pottsii?
robust trigloch near Corona NM.
Classic three "flat" spines per areole. This is what i think of as the "real" trigloch:
peterb
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Re: Northeastern New mexico
How big is that pad? doesn't look like what I picture as pottsii. Spines look kinda like O. confusa. I have no idea if confusa grows that far North though. Pretty cool looking no matter what it is!peterb wrote: Wonderful spine pattern on this Opuntia near Pastura, NM. Is this pottsii?
I love that phaeacantha!!
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There so much I need to see! If I won the lottery I would just hit the road for 10 years and look at habitat.
Thanks for the clarification on the Opuntia, guys. I wonder what Dave F would call these.
I'm on my way for a quick trip to El Pinacate today, I think, via Sonoyta Son. Might drive all the way down to Bahia Kino or might save it for another trip. The travel fever is really hitting me now that the temps have eased up some.
peterb
Thanks for the clarification on the Opuntia, guys. I wonder what Dave F would call these.
I'm on my way for a quick trip to El Pinacate today, I think, via Sonoyta Son. Might drive all the way down to Bahia Kino or might save it for another trip. The travel fever is really hitting me now that the temps have eased up some.
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Sounds good to me - when that happens, I will come along to carry your suitcases and wash your windshields for the price of "room and board".peterb wrote:There so much I need to see! If I won the lottery I would just hit the road for 10 years and look at habitat.
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