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by Amante
Mon May 07, 2012 8:17 pm
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: My Mexico adventures
Replies: 41
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Re: My Mexico adventures

Echinocereus engelmannii.
Echinocereus engelmannii.
Mammillaria dioica.
Mammillaria dioica.
by Amante
Mon May 07, 2012 8:09 pm
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: My Mexico adventures
Replies: 41
Views: 30629

Re: My Mexico adventures

More Cylindropuntia. These were on the flat area between two hills. San Matias, BCN.
More Cylindropuntia. These were on the flat area between two hills. San Matias, BCN.
Would be much appreciated if anyone can tell me what species this Dudleya is?
Would be much appreciated if anyone can tell me what species this Dudleya is?
A rare cristate Agave inflorescence.
A rare cristate Agave inflorescence.
A monstrose Ferocactus cylindraceus. The flowers were all green whereas species description calls for yellow flower.
A monstrose Ferocactus cylindraceus. The flowers were all green whereas species description calls for yellow flower.
The picture speaks for itself. San Matias, BCN
The picture speaks for itself. San Matias, BCN
by Amante
Mon May 07, 2012 5:56 pm
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: My Mexico adventures
Replies: 41
Views: 30629

Re: My Mexico adventures

Not sure if spiral stems has any natural scope, Julie. I guess it is just an aberration like the crests and the monstrose forms. If it had any advantage there would be many of them who would survive by natural selection and thus create a new species. Our next stop was San Matias which is about half ...
by Amante
Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:03 am
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: My Mexico adventures
Replies: 41
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Re: My Mexico adventures

On 19 September we arrived at the town of San Felipe, North Baja California. Sleeping outside the bus station till the sun rose and we could see the surroundings. Having taken care of our luggage we proceeded towards the promising mountains. It is all sandy here, and progress is slow and to make mat...
by Amante
Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:18 am
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: My Mexico adventures
Replies: 41
Views: 30629

Re: My Mexico adventures

Echinocereus engelmannii ssp nicholii, Sonoyta, Sonora
Echinocereus engelmannii ssp nicholii, Sonoyta, Sonora
by Amante
Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:12 am
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: My Mexico adventures
Replies: 41
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As the Guaymas-Baja ferry was still stranded we decided to enter Baja California by land which meant we had to travel north to Sonoyta first. Here we found: Mammillaria grahamii (microcarpa), Stenocereus thurberi, Carnegea gigantea and Echinocereus ewngelmannii, Ferocactus wislizenii and a Cylindrop...
by Amante
Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:33 pm
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: My Mexico adventures
Replies: 41
Views: 30629

Re: My Mexico adventures

Lophocereus schottii, Empalme, Sonora
Lophocereus schottii, Empalme, Sonora
Mammillaria swinglei in flower. Notice the yellow flower which is different from that described for M. sheldonii. Enpalme, Sonora
Mammillaria swinglei in flower. Notice the yellow flower which is different from that described for M. sheldonii. Enpalme, Sonora
Ferocactus emoryi (convillei), Producing fruit when quite young, unless it is another species, Enpalme, Guaymas
Ferocactus emoryi (convillei), Producing fruit when quite young, unless it is another species, Enpalme, Guaymas
by Amante
Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:00 pm
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: My Mexico adventures
Replies: 41
Views: 30629

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DSCN2456.jpg DSCN2482.jpg The ferry from Guaymas was canceled because at the time hurricane Lane was approaching. This hurricane was one of the most devastating storms in 2006 costing $202 million in damages but it never reached Guaymas. So, while we contemplated about the fate of Guaymas and wheth...
by Amante
Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:09 am
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: My Mexico adventures
Replies: 41
Views: 30629

Re: My Mexico adventures

Still in the State of Sonora, we traveled to Guaymas near the sea of Cortes, with the hope of boarding a ferry to Baja California. We explored the hills surrounding Guaymas, finding Ferocactus emoryi (convillei) with the rarer yellow flower forms rather than the red forms we are used to. Mammillaria...
by Amante
Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:15 pm
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: My Mexico adventures
Replies: 41
Views: 30629

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Sedum species, Yecora, Sonora
Sedum species, Yecora, Sonora
Butterfly resting at Yecora, Sonora
Butterfly resting at Yecora, Sonora
M. wrightii ssp. wilcoxii, Yecora, Sonora. Notice the large fruits.
M. wrightii ssp. wilcoxii, Yecora, Sonora. Notice the large fruits.
and a colourful grasshopper.
and a colourful grasshopper.