Arteagas Canyon, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

The rather small flowers are often followed by attractive

Red fruits which contrast nicely with the spines

Field number: SB 125

Collector: Steven (Steve) Brack

Species: Epithelantha micromeris

Locality: Arteagas Canyon, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

Epithelantha micromeris

A side growth with a couple of flowers. The flowers are very small half a centimetre or so.

2nd prize Class 26 Strombocactus Group or Pediocactus Group

Epithelantha micromeris Z112

2nd prize Class 57 Cactus and/or Succulents (other than Cacti) max pot size 7cm 6 plants

1. Sandhills Hornet, 2. Do you like my hat ?, 3. Conophytum ricardianum, 4. Treefrog.., 5. Red-spotted Purple.. Butterfly #2, 6. Cactus jelly in the raw., 7. American Cockroach, 8. Monster,

9. Just hangin around., 10. Robber Fly " Type ", 11. Aloe descoingsii, 12. Gymnocalycium, 13. Echeveria cv., 14. Horse Fly #2, 15. The eyes have it ., 16. Horse Fly. Mama,

17. Jumping Spider . Pic #5, 18. Cope's Treefrog., 19. Dragonfly, 20. Dragonfly, 21. Selenicereus pteranthus, 22. Trichocereus.,, 23. Tiger Lily, 24. Gymnocalycium,

25. Faucaria tigrina, 26. Conenose bug., 27. Pseudolithos migiurtinus.., 28. Epithelantha micromeris, 29. Euphorbia alfredii., 30. Myrtillocactus geometrizans, 31. Mammillaria humboldtii., 32. Poysean hybrid.,

33. Euphorbia columnaris

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2nd prize Class 27 Strombocactus Group or Pediocactus Group

3rd prize Class 53 Cactus 2 plants max pot size 14cm

Seeded January 10, 2012.

Very annoying species. :) They grow some very strong and hairless root which constantly pushes the tiny seedlings out of the substrate, so one is constantly busy trying to get them back in again. Which is a rather tricky process.

Seedings slowly growing.

1st prize Class 27 Strombocactus Group or Pediocactus Group

3rd prize Class 27 Strombocactus Group or Pediocactus Group

3rd prize Class 51 Strombocactus Group and/or Pediocactus Group max pot size 11.5cm. 2 plants

First flowering of these plants. They took their time, but it was worth the wait.

Some young plants from my eshop

1st prize 2x14cm Cacti

Northwestern Brokeoff Mountains on the north side of Cat Canyon, 32.19955 -104.99630, Otero County, New Mexico, 10 Oct 2018. Dasylirion leiophyllum, Gutierrezia microcephala, Parthenium incanum, Sidneya tenuifolia, Thymophylla acerosa, Berberis trifoliolata, Tiquilia canescens, Tiquilia greggii, Coryphantha tuberculosa, Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Echinocereus dasyacanthus, Epithelantha micromeris, Opuntia phaeacantha, Glossopetalon spinescens, Fouquieria splendens, Menodora scabra, Bouteloua warnockii, Muhlenbergia setifolia, Panicum hallii, Astrolepis cochisensis, etc.

Евгений Т from forum www.cactus-plus.com

3rd prize Class 27 Strombocactus Group or Pediocactus Group

New Mexico-USA.

Origin of E.micromeris:

USA (E Arizona, W Texas along Rio Grande in New Mexico), Mexico (Coahiula, San Louis Potosi, Nuevo Leon)

Frost Tolerance: Depending on the variety, will take -12 C.

Genus Epithelantha includes only two species, E.bokei and E.micromeris. Latter has five subspecies and some varieties.

Fotografia tomada en Mina, Nuevo Leon y Mexico

2014-05 [5 cm pot]

Just bought from Kuentz. Plant 2. Now dead.