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Re: November 2015 - Genus of the Month - Small Opuntias
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 7:10 pm
by Phil_SK
M. minuta is small growing and easy to flower.
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Re: November 2015 - Genus of the Month - Small Opuntias
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 9:19 am
by Liz M
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.
Re: November 2015 - Genus of the Month - Small Opuntias
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 9:25 pm
by Chris in Leeds
Liz I'm not sure your molinesis is actually molinensis
Re: November 2015 - Genus of the Month - Small Opuntias
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 9:39 pm
by Phil_SK
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.'
Re: November 2015 - Genus of the Month - Small Opuntias
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 9:54 pm
by Liz M
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 Often they are old or out of date names and sometimes just wrong.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.
Re: November 2015 - Genus of the Month - Small Opuntias
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 9:58 pm
by Phil_SK
It could do with a second opinion, I think.