“Cactus and Succulent Journal” – Volume 96-3

C&SJ 2024 Vol. 96-3 mailed on August 28th. Notable themes in this issue include the cover shot photo contest, Leptocereus chrysotyrius in the Sierra de La Güira, Piñar del Río Cuba, a new Agave species (Agavaceae), Aloe erinacea, and more ...

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In this issue

  • Editorial
    Peter Breslin
  • The cover shot for the Cactus and Succulent Journal: the 3rd annual CSSA photo contest
    John Martinez and Irwin Lightstone
  • Leptocereus chrysotyrius in the Sierra de La Güira, Piñar del Río, Cuba: characteristics of the species, a tour of its habitats, and detailed photographic plates
    José Miguel Acuña
  • Reassessment of Agave horrida Lemaire ex Jacobi subsp. perontensis Ullrich and a new Agave species (Agavaceae), from the west-central Oaxaca, Mexico
    Gonzalo Juárez García and Greg D. Starr
  • Confounding prickly pears
    Root Gorelick
  • Griffith’s glass plate photographic negatives of Opuntia: an historical resource
    Joseph Shaw
  • Searching for a dream plant: my trials and tribulations to see Aloe erinacea in habitat
    Kelly Griffin
  • Opuntia cacanapa and O. cacanapa ‘Ellisiana’
    David J. Ferguson and Joseph Shaw
  • In Memoriam: Madelyn Lee
    Jeff Moore

Cactus and Succulent Journal
96-3 Fall 2024

The Cactus & Succulent Journal has been published continually by the CSSA since 1929.

Back Cover Photo: Second place winner in the 3rd Annual Cover Shot Photo Contest, Jeffrey Hagenah’s stunning capture of Agave montana.

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Front cover: First place winner in the 3rd Annual Cover Shot Photo Contest, Stefan Campbell’s remarkable habitat photo of Copiapoa serpentisulcata and Capiapoa cinerascens in the Atacama region, Chile, 2023.