Contest 47: Cephaliums

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Contest 47: Cephaliums

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September - Cephaliums
This topic is devoted to the species that develop a cephalium. (lateral or vertical)
The focus here is the cephalium, not necessarily the plant.

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Espostoa ritteri:
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Melocactus matanzanus

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Melocactus azureus
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Here is M. ernestii with fruit from B&B cactus farm in Tucson last week:

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It's not my own plant, but I've seen it in a huge collection of a TCSS member in last year.

Melocactus azureus
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Sadly this plant is not mine. This pic was taken in the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens cactus collection.

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