Navajoa peeblesianus

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:53 pm

I *finally* managed to find a Navajoa peeblesianus in habitat, after several visits to its purported haunts. It was a lucky find as they are not flowering yet:

Do you see it?

A few hours of searching resulted in this single plant. In typical cactus hunter fashion, I was ecstatic to find even one. I think I will head back in about a month to try to find more and see some flowers.

peterb

Post by **daiv** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:57 pm

Peter, that is indeed a nice find. I like the ring of rocks surrounding it. I take it you only removed them for the pic and then replaced the castle walls?

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:28 pm

Indeed, the rocks were replaced exactly as found. They were arranged as if someone had planted the cactus in their garden.

peterb

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 11:26 pm

that cactus is lucky that no one stepped on it. I cant find it in the first pic. It took me a good 3 or so minutes to find it in the 2nd pic. Nice find Peter!

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:52 am

Great find!
What an awesome little plant.

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:34 am

Wow, what for a beautiful plant!

Peter, either you've eagle eyes or use a cacti detector and a magnifying glass.

You'd should go back to catch the blooms.

iann · Post by **iann** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:38 am

Fat plant!

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:44 pm

Has the name "Navajoa" been replaced by "Pediocactus"?

I like "Navajoa" better...

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:37 pm

Navajoa replaced Pediocactus as some believe peeblesianus doesn't fit in that genus for a variety of reasons. I sometimes call it Pediocactus, sometimes Navajoa, but I admit to preferring Navajoa.

Ralf, I would love to see flowers, but this one didn't even seem to have buds. I think the peak flowering season is in about 3 weeks, but I'm not sure. The only reason it was even visible is, as Ian points out, it was fatter than usual due to the winter rains this year.

peterb

bruno · Post by **bruno** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:04 pm

Very interesting post Peter.

Is anybody growing this plant on its roots?

iann · Post by **iann** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:35 pm

Navajoa came first. The poor plant was then shuffled to Toumeya, Echinocactus, Pediocactus, and Utahia in that order. It is now generally considered to belong with the other Pediocactus, although Hochstatter thinks it belongs next door rather than in the same house

I have two of these on their own roots, now several months old

king_hedes · Post by **king_hedes** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:24 am

suprized you spotted it. it looks like it was hard to find

Saguaro123 · Post by **Saguaro123** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 5:30 am

I would probably walk by that hill, not know that there are cacti on it.

Post by **daiv** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:05 pm

Saguaro123 wrote:I would probably walk by that hill, not know that there are cacti on it.

What Peterb didn't realize is that he stopped looking just a few feet from a population of hundreds of these plants!

Or that is the nightmare that might follow finding only one, searching and searching and ultimately stopping.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:23 pm

Glad ya finally found it peter, very cool little plant.