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Randomly Selected Botanical Terms: Glochids

The spines of a cactus are an obvious threat. They are generally sharp, smooth, and stiff; as soon as you are stabbed by one, it is immediately clear that you’ve gotten too close. Sitting at the base of the spines – or in place of spines – on many species of cacti is a less obvious, but significantly more heinous threat. Unless you’re looking closely, this hazard is practically invisible, and the…

The result of my 'Mammillaria compressa' hybridization experiment. I crossed two varieties with each other: The long thorn variety with 4 spines on one areole and the short thorn variety with 5 spines on one areole.

It's too early to see exactly what the results are, but I got viable seeds that germinated and so far it's good enough for me.

~ Areoles ~

Summer 2018 (June)

Nikon D5300 w/ Nikon AF-P NIKKOR 18-55mm lense