Rather strange to see areoloes on the tips of the petals on this Echinocereus rigidissimus!
Areoles on tips of petals
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- ralphrmartin
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Areoles on tips of petals
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Re: Areoles on tips of petals
Wow, very interesting! They have a very spiney flower tube but they shouldn't be on the tip of the petals! Does this plant always do that, or is it a peculiarity this year?
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Re: Areoles on tips of petals
That is very unusual.
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Re: Areoles on tips of petals
Eeek! one very confused cactus.
That would be the one you collected just north of Chernobyl ?
Interesting, thanks for showing.
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Re: Areoles on tips of petals
I've not noticed it do this before. Like you say, there are often spines on the tubes of the flowers...
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Re: Areoles on tips of petals
Odd things happen in Wales...