Our scheduled work meeting is set for this Sunday May 2nd at 9:00 AM at the Dallas Arboretum. We will be cleaning up the garden. Parking will be in the main parking lot and entry is free when you mention you are volunteering.
Please bring your mask (an Arboretum requirement), gloves, and digging implements (if you have). For those who are interested, there is a nice nearby restaurant with outdoor seating where we can have lunch. I look forward to seeing your faces in person!
Join us 12PM on May 1st for another CSSA webinar!
Program: Matt Opel: Cape Geophytes: Remarkable Bulbs, Tubers and Corms from Southern Africa
The Cape region of South Africa is home to one of the most diverse and distinctive floras in the world, including a large number of geophytes: plants that grow from underground buds, and have subterranean storage organs such as bulbs or tubers that persist through times when conditions are unfavorable for growth. University of Connecticut botanist Matthew Opel will introduce a selection of species in important groups of Cape geophytes, concentrating on plants from arid areas or with succulent leaves. He will discuss the unusual growth forms and ecological adaptations of these plants, and include information on their cultivation.
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Join us at 12PM CST for another CSSA Webinar with Julia Etter & Martin Kristen!
Since we live in Jalisco on the western side of the Eje Volcanico Transversal, as it is called in Spanish, we will be taking you on a tour from west to east to see as many Crassulaceae as possible that can be found along the volcanic belt. Some of the species such as Echeveria colorata, E. subrigida and Sedum clavatum are highly ornamental and well-known, but others like Villadia ramirezii, Thompsonella garcia-mendozae, and Sedum ocuilense, to name just a few, are much less known and probably even less shown in presentations.
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Join us for this month’s NTCSS meeting at 7:30 PM with Dr. Liliana Cracraft!
This lecture presents the importance of cacti and other succulent plants in the process of settlement and civilization of the native tribes of México. These plants were, and in many cases still are an important source of food, drinks, medicinal products, building materials, and many other useful things. An emphasis will be placed on ethnobotany.
Please contact Irwin Lightstone at irwinlightstone@att.net in advance for access to the meeting link.
Southern Africa has a huge amount of exposed rock slabs; in these areas are billions of depressions that fill in with grit, sand and other soil types. Many other things also grow in these pans like mosses, other succulents, and other plants.
A whole ecosystem develops in these pans and in part each pan becomes its own little world. Often these pans are small, from a few centimeters to a few meters.
You will see in this program many kinds of small succulents growing in these pans and get an idea of how they survive in nature.
Join us at 12PM CST for the webinar by registering at the link below.
Join us at 12PM CST on March 20th for another CSSA webinar!
The Baja California peninsula and its adjacent islands support a wealth of species diversity in many different plant families. As a result of data compiled in the annotated, voucher-based checklist of the vascular plants of the region published in 2016, we know there are approximately 4400 different plants, of which 26% are from (endemic to) the region. Botanical surveys and collecting expeditions are important scientific endeavors that are conducted in order to: improve our natural history knowledge of little-known regions, make new botanical discoveries, facilitate conservation awareness, and improve binational collaboration. Over the last few years, Dr. Rebman has been involved in various expeditions to remote parts of the Baja California region and its adjacent islands.
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Join us at 12PM CST for another CSSA webinar! With over 14,000 registered names, Epiphytic cactus hybrids, commonly known as Epiphyllums, Orchid Cacti, or Epis for short, have been a fascinating and growing hobby for many years. Join us as as Frank Süpplie and a panel of Epi experts explore this wonderful evolving world. See the latest advances and trends, and get cultural tips from one of the world experts in the field.
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Join us March 2nd at 7:30 PM for our monthly Cactus Club Meeting!
Just in time to rebuild your collection, Ernesto Sandoval, director of the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory, is back to show us how to propagate succulents from seed.
Ernesto has been experimenting with various methods and will share these techniques as well as helpful tips for better seed germination. If you haven’t tried growing from seed or if you are looking for ways to perhaps increase your success rate, Ernesto thinks you’ll appreciate this visual tour of propagation of plants such Welwitschia, Aloes, Cacti, Dorstenia, Othonna, Mesembs and more.
Please contact Irwin Lightstone at radiantimages@sbcglobal.net for the Zoom Link.
Join us at 12PM (CST) for another wonderful CSSA webinar!
In this presentation, Greg Starr will use pictures, some humor, and even some Latin to guide you on an excursion one of the most intriguing and diverse states in all of Mexico. Greg has focused this talk on two areas of the state that have an incredible variety of plants, from cactus and succulents to those that Brian Kemble calls “roadside weeds”. Come along as we sample some highlights of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán region and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. We will see little plants, big plants, cactus, succulents, and even some flowering curiosities. Wear your hiking shoes and plenty of sunscreen and fasten your seat belt for this wild ride of a typical field excursion as seen through Greg’s myopic eyes.
You can register for the webinar by using the link below
The province of Neuquén is Patagonia’s smallest and northernmost province in Argentina. It is not only the Patagonia of lakes and the steppe of dinosaurs. Neuquén is also the Patagonia of volcanoes and it is the country of the Mapuche people. The variety of cacti is greater here than in the rest of Patagonia. The talk will give a portrait of the cacti of this region – and the genus Austrocactus will take the lead. You will see the great scenery, beautiful endemic flowers, and some of the animals too, Get surprised by the beauty of the smallest Patagonian province!
The webinar will begin at 12PM CST. To participate please register in advance following the link below: