Astrophytum asterias

Found in Mexico.

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Semina: febbraio 2011

From my collection of cacti and other succulents.

Texas , Mexico

Gift from K.W.

Astrophytum ornatum

This was part of the private collection of cacti and succulents at Manor Nursery, Angmering, West Sussex. The collection was started in 1948. The nursery is now gone. The collection has been dispersed to various new locations.

Bishop's Cap cactus

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Jardin Mossen Costa I Llobera, Parc de Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain

Converted to black and white in Photoshop CS5 but accentuating the yellow, and reducing the red before convertion. Makes a striking image.