A little blog about Southern Californian nature and gardening.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Some mini cacti in my collection.

Is my online persona much different from my Real Life persona?
No, because both talk about cacti ad nauseum. Today it will be miniature cacti.



This little one is called:
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele ssp. krainzianus v. minimus

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This one is:
Turbinicarpus klinkerianus
I grew these from seed.

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This one is not true peyote (Lophophora williamsii) but the closely related:
Lophophora diffusa var. koehresii
It does not contain mescaline in significant levels.

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This next ones name refers to its resemblence to peyote:
Turbinicarpus lophophoroides

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Like these? Here are a couple good Turbinicarpus links:


Here is a good gallery.

This one is the best. Be sure to check out the excellent page on neotony.

Here is another site with photos and synonym lists.



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