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Written by Attila Kapitany
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 Nov 25th meeting will now have Rudolf Shulz as a guest speaker, presenting '30 days in succulent Namaqualand, South Africa '. more
December 7th – CSSA Christmas break-up and social visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. more
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FEROCACTUS (Barrel Cactus) (29 species) |
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Written by Noelene Tomlinson and Wayne Robinson
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- SHAPE : Often quite large barrels, globose to cylindrical, sometimes branched.
- RIBS : Initially with tubercles then with thick and prominent ribs, stem tips are not densely woolly.
- AREOLE : Large wooly with nectar-secreting glands.
- SPINES : ell armed with long, thick, stiff spines, the central one often hooked.
- FLOWERS : Fairly large, bell-shaped or funnelform, during the day in Spring and Summer.
(eg. Ferocactus wislizenii)
Photos to follow
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Written by Webmaster
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Written by Noelene Tomlinson and Wayne Robinson
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- SHAPE : Large and treelike or tall clusters of stems.
- RIBS : Usually straight and pronounced even more so.
- AREOLE : Small to large and wooly.
- SPINES : Usually spiny, tree form usually strong and thick often falling off with age.
- FLOWERS : Late Spring/Summer, usually large, funnelform fragrant white and opening at night and finished by mid morning, towards the top of the plant.
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Written by Attila Kapitany
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