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COMMUNIQUE MARCH 2020 San Gabriel Valley Cactus & Succulent Society COMMUNIQUE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY COMMUNIQUE MARCH 2020 San Gabriel Valley Cactus & Succulent Society COMMUNIQUE An Affiliate of the Cactus & Succulent Society of America March 2020—Volume 53, Number 03 The next Cactus THE NEXT MEETING OF and Succulent THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WORKSHOP will meet WEDNESDAY, CACTUS AND SUCCULENT MARCH 18 SOCIETY WILL BE at 7:30 pm THURSDAY, MARCH 12 in the Palm Room at 7:30 pm in AYRES HALL at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. at the LA County Topic: Arboretum in Arcadia. Haworthia IN THIS ISSUE Mini –Show Plants President’s Message …………………..……… .page 2 for THURSDAY, Refreshment Reminder ……………………..... page 3 MARCH 12 Membership dues reminder ……………….... page 3 This Month’s Program ………………. pages 4 & 5 Cactus: POM article — Cactus ……………….………... page 6 Tephrocactus POM article — Succulent …………………..... page 7 Winter Show Dinner photos ………………….page 8 Succulent: POM and Workshop topics………..….…...... Page 9 Conophytums Mini Show Results from Febeuat ……..…. page 10 Winter Show Trophy Winners ……………...page 11 Calendar of Upcoming Event…………….…. page 12 1 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY COMMUNIQUE MARCH 2020 SGVCSS LEADERSHIP TEAM 2020 President’s Message Gunnar Eisel , President Tom Vermilion, Past President Conservation and habit protection have been hot topics for many years. Howev- Sharon Sedillo, Vice President er, the extraordinary popularity of succu- Louise Guerin, Secretary lents have driven a world-wide exploita- Margie Wilson, Treasurer tion of rare plants, and succulent poach- Shaun Adams, Director 2019-2020 ing is rampant. The Cactus and Succulent Kal Kaminer, Director 2019-2020 Society of America as come up with lan- James Lemos, Director 2019-2020 guage designed to discourage the exhibi- Irene Chew, Director 2020 -2021 tion of field collected plants at its shows: Richard Salcedo, Director 2020 -2021 "CSSA will not accept any field collected Tori Wilson, Director 2020 -2021 plants in its shows. Plants will be evalu- Tom Glavich, Inter-City Show Chair ated by a review team upon entering. Manny Rivera, Winter Show Chair The Board recognized the challenges in John Matthews, Winter Sales Chair identifying field-collected specimens" Jim Hanna, CSSA Affiliate Rep We hope this policy will be adopted by Gunnar Eisel, Website Chair C&S Societies at their shows. We cannot afford to look the other way when it con- Woody Minnich, Program Chair cerns this important issue. Our speaker Tori Wilson, Membership Chair this month, Woody Minnich, will address Cindy Arakaki, Librarian these issues in his talk “Cactus and Suc- Richard Roosman, Newsletter Editor culent Conservation Around the World” Best regards, Gunnar Material in the COMMUNIQUE publication may be reprinted by nonprofit organizations (unless such permission is expressly denied in a note accompanying the material) provided proper credit is given to the SGVCSS and the author, and that one copy of the publication containing the reprinted material is sent to the editor. Reproduction in whole or part by any other organization or publication without the permission of the publisher is prohibited 2 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY COMMUNIQUE MARCH 2020 REFRESHMENTS For MARCH 12 if your last name begins with K or L please bring refreshments Please have snacks ready by 7 pm. Some ideas: brownies, burritos, chips & dip, cookies, cupcakes, M & M’s, pizza, sandwiches, trail mix, etc. Of course, we welcome snacks brought by anyone, no matter what letter your last name begins with. REFRESHMENTS SCHEDULE March 2020 — last name beginning with K or L April 2020 — last name beginning with M or N May 2020 — last name beginning with O, P, Q, or R June 2020 — last name beginning with S or T September 2020 — last name beginning with U, V, W, X, Y, or Z October 2020 — last name beginning with A or B November 2020 — last name beginning with C or D January 2021 — last name beginning with E, F, or G February 2021 — last name beginning with H, I, or J March 2021— last name beginning with K or L Your Dues Are Due! Let’s keep our San Gabriel Valley Cactus & Succulent Society growing! Please pay your membership dues for 2020 by February 15th. That’s when the 2020 Roster goes to the printer. I hope you will be included. Membership is $20 for e-mail delivery of the monthly newsletter. Make checks payable to SGVCSS. I will be at our March meeting on Thursday, March 12. You can pay cash in person. Please bring exact change ($20). Please DO NOT mail cash. Or you can mail your check to: Tori Wilson (Make check payable to SGVCSS), 501 San Luis Rey Road, Arcadia CA 91007 Thanks, Tori ******** When I receive your check, or an e-mail notifying me that you will not be renewing, these annoying e-mails will stop. 3 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY COMMUNIQUE MARCH 2020 Cactus and Succulent Conservation Around the World Presentation 2020 Wendell S. Woody Minnich Never has there been a time when conservation of our cacti and succulents has been more urgent! Due to many factors, our precious succulents, as well as many other plants and animals, are now facing severe problems. When traveling around the world in succulent rich regions, I have observed an amazing increase in the devastation of habitats and the illegal removal of many rare and endan- gered species of cacti, succulents, and other plants and animals. Not only are we losing these very special and unique plants, sadly enough, we are aggressively destroying many valuable and irreplaceable habitats. Our desires to urbanize and agriculturally develop great numbers of virgin environments have only produced severe ecosystem imbalances, thus the extinction, at a most rapid rate, of many of the world’s most beautiful and fascinating plants and animals There are many cacti and other succulents that are becoming very valuable to the collector’s egos and appetites. Generally, these plants and animals are those that we have a difficult time producing in the nursery. Due to their rarity in cultivation, they often demand high dollars in the trade. Also, because many of these special species take extremely long periods of time (10s to 100s of years) to develop their wonderful character, it is not commercially feasible for growers or breeders to produce them. The unscrupulous collector will often spend huge sums of money to get these unique and rare specimens. And with the demand and dollars being high, it has become more and more common for commercial collectors to find ways to acquire these special plants and animals. Now, with the internet being a very popular method of acquiring merchandise, our rare and endangered cacti and other succulents are being sold internationally with very little, if any, controls being enforced. The countries that are most affected with cactus and succulent problems are: Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Namibia, Socotra, Somalia, South Africa, Peru, and the United States. All of these countries have well intended conservation programs, but most do not have the funds available to properly enforce their laws or monitor their endemic species. In this presentation you will see many of the cacti and other succulents that are considered threatened or endangered, and what has happened to place them in this perilous position. Our world is getting smaller and smaller, and as our human population continues to increase, we ALL need to do our part to help protect our amazing world of plants, animals, and habitats. Conservation is not a spectator sport. Please speak out when and where you can, as the future generations of all things depend on us. 4 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY COMMUNIQUE MARCH 2020 Brief Biography of Wendell (Woody) Minnich 2020 Woody, as he is commonly known, grew up in the Mojave Desert and has had an interest in desert plants and animals since the early 50’s. He has been involved with the cactus and succulent world as a grower, field explorer, club and organization leader, writer, photographer, and presenter. Having been a speaker all over the world, Woody is most often associated with giving presentations on his field work from the places he has traveled, such as: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Madagascar, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru, Socotra, South Africa, the United States, and Yemen. He is also recognized for having operated the nursery Cactus Data Plants since 1975. He has published numerous articles and reviews in various journals. His photography is in many books including The Copiapoa by Schulz, The Mammillaria Handbook by Pilbeam, the Cactus Lexicon by Hunt and Charles, as well as many others. Woody and his wife, Kathy, live in Cedar Grove, New Mexico. He is a retired secondary school teacher of 32 years, where he taught Graphics, Art, and Architecture. With 51 years in the hobby, and 64 years in the field, he has many experiences to share and numerous photos to show. 5 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY COMMUNIQUE MARCH 2020 Plant of the month: Cacti Tephrocactus Article and photos by Manny Rivera Tephrocactus is a genus of the cactus family Cactaceae and the subfamily Opuntioideae. There are 10 or so species in the small genus. They are endemic to Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile in South America. Tephrocactus is very similar to its relative the prickly pear Opuntia except Opuntias have flat stems or segments . Just like Opuntias, Tephrocactus have many glochids. Glo- chids have barbed hairs or bristles that break off easily in your hand at the slightest touch. Spines can be long, like Tephrocactus alexanderi, T. aoracan- thus, and T. nigrispinus. Or the spines can be soft, thin, and papery like T. articulatus var papyracanthus. Spines can be dense and needle-like such as T. bonnieae. Tephrocactus are often found near or at the top of stony hills, on sandy or rocky soil, among grasses, or even on plains.
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