Tephrocactus (Puna) bonnieae

[Mike P]

Hi Benjy
Yes thats the one and very impressive it was.
Ian
yes its odd that the area might be called parrot 'House' I gussed that huasi meant 'area' or someting similar. Maybe it is just a general use of the word 'house' to mean somewhere something / someone 'lives' rather than a physical 'house'. I agree that the one mentioned above by Dante is not the same one we were discussing as the Santa Maria area lies further north.
Mike

[iann]

I think the Loro Huasi further north is better known. That's where I originally though T. bonnieae was from but it seems to actually be the one right on the road to Chile.

[Cyrill]

Dear Friends,

i`am back from Argentina and proudly to present :

[img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3309/327 ... 894d_o.jpg[/img]

whats thaat?
Punas are one of the most beautiful Genus in the Opuntia-Family, of course!

Cheers
Cyrill

[Benjy]

Hi Cyrill,
Yes, i like the Punas, great pic, please post some more
How long did you travel for, and where in Argentina ?

Benjy

[Mike P]

Hi Cyrill
Now that looks like a wild version of the one commonly seen in the UK. With two seed pods. Where was the shot taken? How many were there in the area where it was taken?
Mike

[Cyrill]

Hi friends,
I travelled the whole January in the Northwesternpart`s of Argentina and see many interesting Things.
The Plant of the first Picture above was the southernmost Population of P.subterranea that i have ever seen.
Near the Type Population. Thats the "real" P.subterranea sensu Fries. Here`s a second Pic:
[img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/327 ... 7117_o.jpg[/img]
In the first Moment i suppose it was a Pterocactus araucanus !:-)
The Population is health and in good condition- i see a few Dozens of it on ca.200square meters.

On the other Hand i visit a different Location near the Bolivian Border.
And the Plant there looks:
[img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/327 ... 14e0_o.jpg[/img]
That the Plants was Backebergs described from the FR91 (that Ritter has collected) as O.variiflorus.
Look in The Subgenus Tephrocactus by Lighton-Boyce & IIlif, Page 94.

And of course in Bolivia we have also a few interesting Populations of subterranea.
Halda described a new Forma from Incahuasi, Bolivia.

Cheers
Cyrill