Argentina & Chile -- November 2008 -- Day 11-- La Quiaca to JuJuy --234km

[David_L]

Another clump. Almost looks like a rock garden. You can see the pinkish tinge to the spines in this shot.


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[David_L]

Even nicer. I promise you there is a plant under there somewhere.


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[David_L]

Another Opuntioid, Austrocylindropuntia weingartiana. Looks like we just missed out on the flowers again.


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[David_L]

This was a nice clump in full bud, with Parodia maassii in the background at the base of a shrub for added protection.


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[phil]

Great to see habitat pics of Yavia cryptocarpa. My plant growing on it's own roots flowered last week for the first time, unfortunately the event took place while I was at work. Strangely my two other plants which are both grafted have have yet to produce flowers even though they are several years older and growing well.

[David_L]

A couple more Opuntioids from this site. I think I'll leave them as Maihueniopsis Sp. I suspect this one was called ferocior at the time.


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[David_L]

This one I probably called boliviana.


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[David_L]

There were some wonderful Oreocerei at this site. So photogenic. I spent ages trying to get photographs against the best possible background. Oreocereus celsianus.
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[David_L]

Another one. Yes I'm afraid you are going to get a few of these, because they so pretty.


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[David_L]

Some close ups now. Astonishing plants. No Llamas were harmed in the taking of these photos.


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