tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9906682.post113277391092157287..comments2024-03-19T00:53:50.337+01:00Comments on LOPHOPHORA: Grand Canyon Cactilophophorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03761323377202060305noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9906682.post-60514993092366111342009-03-05T14:40:00.000+01:002009-03-05T14:40:00.000+01:00Hello- just a note on the Echinocactus in your gre...Hello- just a note on the Echinocactus in your great photos. It's Echinocactus xeranthemoides (treated usually, incorrectly IMO as a ssp. of polycephalus). <BR/><BR/>Great blog! The recent post on the new Loph species is fantastic!<BR/><BR/>peter b<BR/>Tempe AZPeter Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466530226652452872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9906682.post-1133845022572580012005-12-06T05:57:00.000+01:002005-12-06T05:57:00.000+01:00Yes those awefull glochids.I have several in my fi...Yes those awefull glochids.I have several in my fingers right now ;-)<BR/><BR/>The Saguaros usally start to bloom late may though june.<BR/><BR/>I've always wanted to graft a saguaro seedling on pereskiopsis just for fun. I might try to graft a fish hook barrell cactus onto pereskiopsis. I collected a couple thousand seeds last month from the barrell cactus all over my neighborhood. Each pod must have at least a thousand seeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9906682.post-1133660842486730542005-12-04T02:47:00.000+01:002005-12-04T02:47:00.000+01:00Another similarity is the ubiquitous glochids ;-) ...Another similarity is the ubiquitous glochids ;-) Anderson includes Pereskiopsis in the <A HREF="http://desertbotanical.org/index.aspx?pageID=324" REL="nofollow">Opuntioideae</A> subfamily – a standpoint confirmed by DNA sequencing research by R. Nyffeler.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of beautiful Arizona, when would be the best time to visit to experience the saguaros in full bloom?lophophorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761323377202060305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9906682.post-1133641764091437912005-12-03T21:29:00.000+01:002005-12-03T21:29:00.000+01:00I love living in AZ, it's such a beautifull state ...I love living in AZ, it's such a beautifull state to live in, especially if you love cacti. Although it does get quite hot in the summer, the winters are great.Thanks for sharing those pics, they're great.<BR/><BR/>It's interesting how Opuntia sprouts with leaves, that is another reason why I think<BR/>Pereskiopsis is a distant relative of Opuntia. Amoung many other reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com