The Cactus and Succulent Society of America is an international community on a mission to promote the knowledge, appreciation, and conservation of cacti and succulents in cultivation and in wild populations.
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“Cactus and Succulent Journal” – Volume 97-2
C&SJ 2025 Vol. 97-2 is in the mail now, end of May 2025. Notable themes in this issue include: The 2025 offering of the International Succulent Introductions; Adenium socotranum; Lithops summitatum is a valid taxon, not a cultivar; and much more …
Past Webinar: The Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert: Views from the Desert Laboratory and Beyond with Robert A. Villa
The Joy of Joining a Cactus & Succulent Club
CSSA & Local Societies in the Spotlight
Cal State San Bernardino requests your input
California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) conducting research study exploring the motivations, purchasing habits, and experiences—both positive and negative—of individuals who collect cacti and succulents
Past Webinar: Melocacti of the Caribbean
Explore the Melocacti of the Caribbean – The How, When, and Where of their arrival on the islands with Dr. Lucas Majure
“To The Point” – Spring 2025
The latest issue of To The Point is here, and it’s full of useful information collected from our members, staff, volunteers, and the newsletters of CSSA affiliate clubs.
Brian Kemble receives Liberty Hyde Bailey Award
Since 1953, the American Horticultural Society’s Great American Gardeners Awards program has recognized individuals and organizations that have achieved horticultural excellence to fields such as plant research, garden stewardship, horticultural outreach, and teaching.
Past Webinar: Cacti of Big Bend Ranch State Park
Explore the cacti of Big Bend Ranch State Park in Texas with Gary Nored
Biography: Helia Bravo-Hollis
Bravo-Hollis, Dr. Helia (1901–2001)—discoverer, describer and scholar of taxa of Cactaceae in Mexico – one of the founders of Sociedad Mexicana de Cactología (Mexican Cactus Society) in 1951.
“Cactus and Succulent Journal” – Volume 97-1
C&SJ 2025 Vol. 97-1 will be mailed in February 2025. Notable themes in this issue include Mojave Desert Land Trust, a trip to the Big Bend region of Texas, Oddballs: an ongoing study in unusual plant populations, and much more …
Historic Legal Victory for Cactus Conservation
Chilean cactus species confiscated from the traders
Summary of Minutes of the January 19, 2025 Board Meeting
Important updates were discussed, including membership status, the upcoming 2025 convention, financial reports, and new initiatives such as purchasing rare seeds for sale.
Biography: Benson Lyman
Benson, Dr Lyman David (1909–1993)—botanist, teacher and taxonomist, specializing on cacti of the
United States of America and Canada.
Biography: Louisa Bolus
Bolus, [née Kensit] Dr Harriet Margaret Louisa (1877-1970)—taxonomic botanist and describer of many new succulent taxa, with special interest in Mesembryanthemum.