Hello folks.
I just joined the forum - and want to share some pics from my trips around SW USA. I live in central California, not fare from San Francisco and my travel is usualy limited to 10 or so hours drive from here.
The pictures are posted in Russian cactus forum (@ cactuslove.ru) some time ago - some of you may by chance have seen them already. I'm posting links here - as pictures are formatted to fit in 150k, and I feel to lazy to bother with Photoshop again. Download may be somewhat slow.
These pictures are taken last week of September in the western vicinity of Death Valley Park
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12075[/img]
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12079[/img]
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12080[/img]
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12083[/img]
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12086[/img]
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12089[/img]
Hello from new member
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Vladimir
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DieTer-Xz
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Nice pictures. Could you add the names of the plants as well?
Michiel Pillet
Belgium
Post Edited (11-04-06 10:49)
Michiel Pillet
Belgium
Post Edited (11-04-06 10:49)
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Geoff Lovell
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Welcome to the forum Vladimir.
Founder member BCSS # 32426,
Growing Cacti and Succulents for over 40 years,
mixed collection but prefer succulents particularly caudiciforms.
Growing Cacti and Succulents for over 40 years,
mixed collection but prefer succulents particularly caudiciforms.
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Hello Vladimir
welcome to the forum
welcome to the forum
Tina
varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
Branch co-ordinator, Northants & MK BCSS https://northants.bcss.org.uk
BCSS Talk team member, contact me- BCSS.Talk@Gmail.com if you want to volunteer or suggest a speaker plz.
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Speaking of names:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus
Echinocereus engelmannii
Echinocereus mojavensis
Opuntia basilaris
Opuntia erinacea
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa ? Golden cholla ? distinctive northern form that does not get taxonomical recognition
Sclerocactus polyancistrus
Echinocereus engelmannii
Echinocereus mojavensis
Opuntia basilaris
Opuntia erinacea
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa ? Golden cholla ? distinctive northern form that does not get taxonomical recognition
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Julie
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Welcome among us Vladimir. Great pics!
Wow.. are there cacti under all those spines?
That bottom one is really beautiful.
Wow.. are there cacti under all those spines?
That bottom one is really beautiful.
Happy carrier of Forby Disorder - an obsession with Euphorbia obesa.
NB. Anyone failing to provide a sensible name for me to address them will be called, or referred to, as Fred.
NB. Anyone failing to provide a sensible name for me to address them will be called, or referred to, as Fred.
Re: Hello from new member
Welcome to the forum.
Some great habitat pictures you have got there. Hope you will share more with us soon.
Some great habitat pictures you have got there. Hope you will share more with us soon.
Mark
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Varied collection of Cacti housed in 12x8, 8x6, 6x4 greenhouses.
BCSS Member since 1989
Bawtry, South Yorkshire, England
Varied collection of Cacti housed in 12x8, 8x6, 6x4 greenhouses.
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Speaking of spines.. These pics are taken a month ago - that is the end of the hot drought season. The plants probably did not see any rain yet, but at least it is cooler now. Chollas in spring will plum up - and will not be looking so attractive 
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Here is Opuntia basilaris - you can see the effect of drought
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12088[/img]
This is Echinocereus mojavensis. The nice mound is sitting on bare rock. To get that close for picture I had to employ some climbing skills) How old is it? 100 years? 200 years?
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12090[/img]
Echinocactus polycephalius. The kind of rock it sits on - limestone. Not the largest plant I have seen here, but also old..
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12081[/img]
Another Echinocereus engelmannii plant. This form is sometimes recognized as "var. chrysocentrus" - by no apparent reason to me, as brown, yellow and white-gray forms are usually growing together. This is a small plant - but in this population this is a blooming size.
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12093[/img]
Here is one good Echinocactus polycephalius
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12104[/img]
And one more Sclerocactus polyancistrus
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12096[/img]
)Here is Opuntia basilaris - you can see the effect of drought
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12088[/img]
This is Echinocereus mojavensis. The nice mound is sitting on bare rock. To get that close for picture I had to employ some climbing skills
) How old is it? 100 years? 200 years?[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12090[/img]
Echinocactus polycephalius. The kind of rock it sits on - limestone. Not the largest plant I have seen here, but also old..
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12081[/img]
Another Echinocereus engelmannii plant. This form is sometimes recognized as "var. chrysocentrus" - by no apparent reason to me, as brown, yellow and white-gray forms are usually growing together. This is a small plant - but in this population this is a blooming size.
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12093[/img]
Here is one good Echinocactus polycephalius
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12104[/img]
And one more Sclerocactus polyancistrus
[img]http://cactuslove.ru/phorum/file.php?4,file=12096[/img]
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Absolutely gorgeous photos
That Opuntia basilaris pic reminded me of my old grandmother, for some reason.
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