Glimpses of the Botanical Diversity of the Valle de Tehuacรกn, Mexico Benjamin T. Wilder University of California, Riverside
Cephalocereus columna-trajani viejito
Photo by Rebecca Wilder
Photosynthesis and Pseudocephalium
Qu ickTim e™ and a d ecompress or are ne ede d to se e th is p ictu re.
Zavala-Hurtado, Vite & Ezcurra 1998
Neobuxbaumia tetetzo tetecho
Neobuxbaumia macrocephala 贸rgano de cabeza roja
Ferocactus robustus
Pachycereus hollianus
baboso
Echinocactus platyacanthus Biznaga, biznaga burra
Beaucarnea gracilis Nolineaceae Pata de elefante, barrig贸n
Mammillaria
Areole A reduced apical meristem derived from leaves, a short shoot
Coryphantha retusa
Hechtia sphaeroblasta
Agave sp.
Dasylirion sp.
Cnidosculus tubulosus Euphorbiaceae Mala mujer
Male
Castela erecta Simaroubaceae
Female
Chapa amarga
Ayenia fruticosa
Cercidium praecox
Dry Season
Selaginella lepidophylla siempreviva
Wet Season
La Ca単ada - Oaxaca
Pachycereus weberi Card贸n, candelabra, chico
21 in the Valle de Tehuacรกn-Cuicatlรกn, 4 endemics
Bursera
Cut trunk of a Copal Bursera- see resin on edge of the wood
Copal for sell at a market in Guatemala
Cloud of incense during a procession during Semana Santa in Antigua, Guatemala
Thanks
Many Photos by Kathryn Larson Phd student at University of Chicago
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