November 2015 - Genus of the Month - Small Opuntias

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Re: November 2015 - Genus of the Month - Small Opuntias

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M. minuta is small growing and easy to flower.
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Re: November 2015 - Genus of the Month - Small Opuntias

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You have a great collection, Phil and good information. Thank you, it's very helpful.I think I agree with you with regard to my plant. A. spaerica seems to be fatter than A. pachypus and mine is a rounded plant rather than a flattish one.
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Re: November 2015 - Genus of the Month - Small Opuntias

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Liz I'm not sure your molinesis is actually molinensis
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Re: November 2015 - Genus of the Month - Small Opuntias

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It's some sort of Maihueniopsis, isn't it? It looks like the recently described M. glochidiata which seems to have been hiding in many collections for many years as a glomerata or minuta or 'sp.'
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Re: November 2015 - Genus of the Month - Small Opuntias

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Names of plants on labels is a bit of a lottery. sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Often they are old or out of date names and sometimes just wrong. Thank you, I'll relabel it as Maihueniopsis glochidiata, it seems a very suitable name, that's for sure.
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Re: November 2015 - Genus of the Month - Small Opuntias

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It could do with a second opinion, I think.
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