Mammilaria and Opuntia

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Mammilaria and Opuntia

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Hi Folks,

It's been a long time since I've poked around this site. I thought I'd stick up a couple of unknowns for some opinions. The Mammillaria is 16" tall, and gets yellow fruit. The Opuntia has pads that are 6" long, and the fruits are the same lovely salmon color as the flowers. I can provide other pictures.

Thanks for the help!
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Not a Mammillaria :) Ferocactus. F. wislizenii? Someone will know.
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Ferocactus! Ah, yes, that makes more sense.
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I was thinking Ferocactus herrerae? Someone else should know for sure. :)
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i was thinking F.wislezenii,but the central spines are not that thick
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Where is the Opuntia from?? Are you saying the fruit are fleshy and a salmon color?? It looks a little like O. pottsii but is a bit large. More likely a hybrid.
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The Opuntia was growing in a neighbor's yard in Henderson, Nevada, so it originally must have come from a nursery. No one was living in the house at the time, and so I rescued a few pieces of the cactus.

Yep, the fruits are fleshy and salmon-colored; as shown in the photo. Tasty, too, though the edible part is very small. I just collected some fruits for the seeds today.
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The fruit are not those of O. pottsii so that is out; probably an O.phaeacantha hybrid of some sort. It would help a lot to know the locality of origin.
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Thanks for the help! Unfortunately, I have no way of knowing where the salmon cactus came from. I'm interested to try growing some seeds, and see what I get.
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Post by Melt In The Sun »

The Ferocactus is definitely wizlezenii. Is yours still blooming now, or is that photo a few weeks old? Ours all finished up in early October.
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I really like that Opuntia. Such a lovely color! If you feel like sharing please let me know!
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Mr. F. wizlezenii finished flowering awhile ago, and now has lovely yellow fruits: Image
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I'd love to share some of the Opuntia, but I checked with the Nevada Dept. of agriculture today, and if I want to send any cacti pieces through the mail, I have to have an agent come out and inspect my cacti for pests first, and presumably check to see that I don't have anything illegal. Then, I get a permit for a year. Seems like a hassle. :(

I didn't ask about sending seeds, though. I'll check on that...
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opiliones wrote:I'd love to share some of the Opuntia, but I checked with the Nevada Dept. of agriculture today, and if I want to send any cacti pieces through the mail, I have to have an agent come out and inspect my cacti for pests first, and presumably check to see that I don't have anything illegal. Then, I get a permit for a year. Seems like a hassle. :(
That's correct. The USPS have special scanners that can detect whether or not there's a cactus inside a sealed box.

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opiliones wrote:I'd love to share some of the Opuntia, but I checked with the Nevada Dept. of agriculture today, and if I want to send any cacti pieces through the mail, I have to have an agent come out and inspect my cacti for pests first, and presumably check to see that I don't have anything illegal. Then, I get a permit for a year. Seems like a hassle. :(
Seriously??? You're joking Right? Ok...
lancer99 wrote: That's correct. The USPS have special scanners that can detect whether or not there's a cactus inside a sealed box.
LOL

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