Contest 53: Discussion and Related Pictures

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:50 pm

Here you may discuss anything you would like to add to the picture contest No. 53: Mexican Cacti (and succulents)

Dmyerswny · Post by **Dmyerswny** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:44 pm

Hmm Mexican huh? I just ask them "habla espanol?" and whichever say "si" are the Mexican ones right?

Heh is m. Crintia (cintia?) Mexican I have one throwing out some buds right now...

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:32 am

Hi Dmyerswny,
there is a Mammillaria crinita from Hidalgo, Mx.
So if you got that one, it might tell you: Si Senor.

@daiv: Very neat arrangment of cacti and weeds- it almost resembles japanese IKEBANA flower arrangements

.

John C · Post by **John C** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:18 pm

Dmyerswny wrote:Hmm Mexican huh? I just ask them "habla espanol?" and whichever say "si" are the Mexican ones right?

LOL! Just be careful of ones that like to hang out near the border, or the smart ones, which are bilingual.

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:31 pm

Jens wrote:Hi Dmyerswny,
there is a Mammillaria crinita from Hidalgo, Mx.
So if you got that one, it might tell you: Si Senor.

And if it is a Cintia it will answer the same, as they speak Spanish even in Bolivia

Dmyerswny · Post by **Dmyerswny** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:36 pm

@iann
that one must be Mexican- it's wearing a sombero.

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:42 pm

Too many pictures

I love Creeping Devils

Beautiful Carmen Island and a Cardon

Outside of our Hotel

Ferocactus santa-maria, in the same field with the Creeping Devils

Ferocactus peninsulae, near Loreto

Melt In The Sun · Post by **Melt In The Sun** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:29 pm

I'll submit a real one later, but I had to post this one.

Pachycereus pringlei and Homo sapiens ssp. magnificus:

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:18 am

I had such a hard time picking a single photo for this one. I have taken more than 2000 pictures of cacti in Baja and Sonora and found some just looking at the December/January trip from this year.

I posted Cochemiea/Echinocereus because they are two of my all time favorites from the central Pacific Baja coast.

Here's a few others.
Beautiful Mammillarias from Pichilingue outside La Paz:

Cardon with Tillandsia in the dunes north of Todos Santos:

Fero coloratus from Catavina:

peterb

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:00 am

@Melt in the Sun: Yeah
@peterb:Wow

Jens

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:13 pm

Very nice entries so far!
Here are two others that came from Mexico:

Mammmillaria microhelia from Sierra Zamoran , Queretaro, Mx.

Mammillaria longiflora without locality data

SkyClan Cat · Post by **SkyClan Cat** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:12 pm

I have an awesome idea for the contest. AND OF COURSE MY CAMERA'S NOT COOPERATING. I'm gonna be so mad if I have to enter a cell phone picture...

CactusJordi · Post by **CactusJordi** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:37 am

I had a hard time selecting a photo also. And I know this one will not make it this time as Buck Hemenway gave this plant (now 3 years older than the photo) only a 2nd price in the brag table competition at our club meeting yesterday

Here are 4 other candidates.
Yucca endlichiana:

Mammillaria albicoma in habitat:

Mammillaria dioica crest:

hydra-like Strombocactus disciformis:

Jordi

PS: using the occasion... which Mamm species might that be? Growing south of La Paz, BCS.

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:55 am

Beautiful as always Juergen. I would slap Mammillaria fraileana on that one, but it's not a completely comfortable fit.

peterb

CactusJordi · Post by **CactusJordi** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:26 am

peterb wrote:... but it's not a completely comfortable fit.

That's exactly the problem. They don't fit nowhere, but all the seedlings I have look identical and like the mother plants in habitat (this photo). So they don't seem to be hybrids.

Jordi