Echinopsis — Complete Collector’s Guide Encyclopedia Echinopsis CITES Appendix II ~80 species (incl. former Trichocereus, Lobivia) E. pachanoi (syn. Trichocereus pachanoi) E. lageniformis (syn. T. bridgesii) E. eyriesii E. spachiana (syn. T. spachianus) E. ancistrophora subsp. arachnacantha E. oxygona Echinopsis is one of those genera where the first thing you learn about it stays with…
Turbinicarpus — Complete Collector’s Guide Encyclopedia Turbinicarpus CITES Appendix I ~24–30 species T. schmiedickeanus (incl. multiple subspp.) T. pseudomacrochele T. lophophoroides T. valdezianus T. alonsoi T. swobodae T. beguinii T. jauernigii Turbinicarpus are small plants that grow in small spaces. Most species fit in the palm of your hand at maturity. Most of them live…
Aztekium — Complete Collector & Care Guide Encyclopedia Aztekium CITES Appendix I 3 species A. ritteri A. hintonii A. valdezii Two years to grow 3 mm in diameter. That is the rate at which Aztekium grows on near-vertical cliff faces in the Sierra Madre Oriental. By the time a wild plant reaches 3 cm across,…
Ferocactus — Complete Collector’s Guide Encyclopedia Ferocactus CITES Appendix II ~30 species F. wislizeni F. latispinus F. glaucescens F. chrysacanthus F. pilosus F. emoryi F. hamatacanthus F. cylindraceus F. gracilis F. histrix Ferocactus is the barrel cactus of desert art, cartoons, and film — the silhouette that, for most people, represents the idea of a…
Gymnocalycium — Complete Collector’s Guide Encyclopedia Gymnocalycium CITES Appendix II ~70 species G. baldianum G. mihanovichii G. saglionis G. friedrichii G. andreae subsp. carolinense G. horstii G. buenekeri G. stenopleurum The name means naked calyx, from the Greek gymnos (naked) and kalyx (cup). Gymnocalycium flower buds carry no hair, wool, or spines on their scales….
The living rocks of the Chihuahuan Desert. Seven species profiled, care requirements, rarity rankings, and what to look for when buying seed-grown specimens.
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