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by Pattock
Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Kew Gardens Project Officer for protection of Southern African succulent plants
Replies: 0
Views: 227

Kew Gardens Project Officer for protection of Southern African succulent plants

RBG Kew is looking to appoint a Project Officer. The position will support the delivery of a project funded by the UK Government through the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund that aims to develop understanding and techniques to help counter the illegal trade in Southern African succulent plants...
by Pattock
Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:19 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Offensive "Moderator" on Facebook.
Replies: 9
Views: 833

Re: Offensive "Moderator" on Facebook.

I have not had a reply and I don't expect one. The person concerned posts very little and does not do a lot of admining, so unless we have a repeat performance, I don't intend to do any thing. He posted 17 minutes ago, 21 hours ago and 2 days ago. I am not sure how to check more than the last three...
by Pattock
Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Offensive "Moderator" on Facebook.
Replies: 9
Views: 833

Offensive "Moderator" on Facebook.

A new member of the Facebook BCSS group made a post yesterday about getting a new flower on her Huernia mccoyi and her delight in that flower. Her first post on the group. In it she referred to the Huernia as a cactus. Somebody who apparently has a position as a Moderator on the Facebook group then ...
by Pattock
Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:06 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Kewa salsoloides
Replies: 3
Views: 520

Kewa salsoloides

Kewa salsoloides full flower.jpg
Kewa salsoloides (family Kewaceae) grown under lights for its entire life. 2½ petals, very odd. Very floriferous. Lots more info and photos in my blog article.

Kewa salsoloides and K. bowkeriana blog article link.

6,000 words, perhaps too much info.
by Pattock
Wed Dec 20, 2023 2:01 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Importing seeds from the EU to the UK
Replies: 33
Views: 3623

Re: Importing seeds from the EU to the UK

Looking for something else I was surprised to find this dated January 2023. Have regulations changed since January and was this correct at the time? https://www.necps.org/bring-your-cactus-with-you-on-your-trip-to-the-uk-everything-you-need-to-know-about-taking-a-cactus-on-an-airplane/ That article...
by Pattock
Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:46 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Importing seeds from the EU to the UK
Replies: 33
Views: 3623

Re: Importing seeds from the EU to the UK

Looking for something else I was surprised to find this dated January 2023. Have regulations changed since January and was this correct at the time? https://www.necps.org/bring-your-cactus-with-you-on-your-trip-to-the-uk-everything-you-need-to-know-about-taking-a-cactus-on-an-airplane/ That article...
by Pattock
Wed Dec 20, 2023 1:49 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: International Asclepiad Society Journals
Replies: 5
Views: 644

Re: International Asclepiad Society Journals

I am a little concerned that there is no mention of the society having folded anywhere on their website. You can still pay a subscription for a year's membership through the webshop, it seems. Three years after they notified members that they were no more. The Facebook page appears to have vanished....
by Pattock
Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:49 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Importing seeds from the EU to the UK
Replies: 33
Views: 3623

Re: Importing seeds from the EU to the UK

Thanks for proving this information. For more details see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-border-target-operating-model-august-2023 The relevant part being: Page 51, 167. The Border Target Operating Model sets out the requirement for commercial imports of plants and plant products in...
by Pattock
Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:45 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Trying to find a book on cacti
Replies: 20
Views: 1855

Re: Trying to find a book on cacti

From your description I wonder if it was Barthlott's book with the simple title "Cacti" published in 1979 - it is the only one I can think of that size and at the time quite widely available which covers a wider range of aspects of cacti than others. Hope that helps Keith And, if not, sea...
by Pattock
Fri Jul 21, 2023 4:44 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Tavaresia barklyii
Replies: 8
Views: 375

Re: Tavaresia barklyii

Tavaresia barklyi (Dyer) N.E.Br. Kwanyama, Ovamboland: "okukato lekadi", "olukato lendume". Ndonga, Ovamboland: "olukatai". Afrikaans: "katstert" (= cat's tail). Namibia, Ovambo, east of Ondangwa: plant crushed and applied to painful, swollen body parts. von ...