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Wild cacti in their youth Several of these are seedlings around 2 or 3 years of age (even less in the first Astrophytum asterias image and the first pair of Lophophora williamsii images). Some of the others provide clues as where they were hiding during their tender years. Part 1: Chihuahuan Desert Astrophytum asterias Tamaulipas, México
Shown shortly after being completely submerged by a brief period of rain-induced flash flooding. Coryphantha robertii (now Escobaria emskoetteriana) Starr County, Texas
The lower image above was taken following a prolonged period of drought. Dolichothele (now Mammillaria) sphaerica Jim Hogg County, Texas
Starr County, Texas
Notice all the seedlings to the far right in the right-hand image? Homalocephala texensis Starr County, Texas
Echinocereus enneacanthus Starr County, Texas
Echinocereus poselgeri Starr County, Texas
The arrows in the first image point to three rather blurry Echinocereus poselgeri seedlings. The arrows in the second image indicate three rather blurry Opuntia leptocaulis seedlings. Hamatocactus setispinus
And more of the same species growing on another property located farther to the south and west in Starr County:
Lophophora williamsii williamsii Jim Hogg County, Texas -- except for lowermost right-hand seedling that was in Starr County, Texas
The Lophophora seedling in the first row above was noticed only when accidently uncovered. Mammillaria heyderi Jim Hogg County, Texas
Opuntia engelmannii lindheimeri This youngster in Jim Hogg County, Texas just formed its first real pad.
Opuntia (Cylindropuntia) leptocaulis Starr County, Texas
Part 1: Youth in the Chihuahuan Desert
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