Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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August- Opuntioids
Anything pretty, having segments and areoles.
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To the winner goes, A $10 gift certificate towards any CoronaCactus.com purchase. (Plants, tools, Pots, labels, etc.)
NOTE: For members outside of the USA non-plant prizes can only be awarded.

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for submissions will be August 20 th at 12 o´clock midnight Central Standard Time

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I guess it can't hurt:
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Opuntia humifusa - first flower.
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Re: Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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Something different...
Tephrocactus articulatus v. papyracanthus
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Re: Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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Cylindropuntia tunicata selection 'rosea' The pink-flowered form of C. tunicata - at Kew Gardens, London.
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Re: Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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cactus fruit
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Re: Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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Cylindropuntia fulgida and a climber on the south-east Face, first ascent!
photo from the 10th of august 2013


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Re: Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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It is worth a try 8-[
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Re: Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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I hate the glochids on this one....but they're nice and colorful!
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Re: Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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Grusonia (Corynopuntia) robertsii in habitat, Baja California Sur.

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Re: Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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It's a Dragonfly summer chilling on a spineless opuntia on a steamy Florida day. Bobby Z
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Re: Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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I'm not going to miss another contest! Here is O. polyacantha from Great Basin National Park, Nevada, USA
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Re: Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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Maihueniopsis bonnieae "Minor"
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Re: Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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here is my one and only Opuntoid, being a O. monocantha.
His name is Joe, being about 1/2 an inch... lets see if he a pack a punch
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Re: Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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All I have got at present as a "make weight". Opuntia (Puna) call it what you want!

Opuntia clavaroides
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Re: Contest 81 : Opuntioids

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Puna subterranea v. incahausi
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