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Button Cactus

Epithelantha micromeris

Photo by AshleyT
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29.2699, -102.924

Field Notes

Description:

Likely a young cactus. Short, round, white, and soft spines. We kept calling it marshmallow cactus but don't know the actual name. There were many around.

Habitat:

On a rocky slope in the desert at Black Gap WMA.

Reference Links:

Epithelantha micromeris On-line Guide to the positive identification of Member…

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Button Cactus

Epithelantha micromeris

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JoshuaGSmith
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Comments (3)
AshleyT
Thanks again, Joshua, looks just like it!
AshleyT
Thanks Matt! It was really cool getting to see all the different kinds of cactus, and this one was one of the more intriguing ones since it was so tiny and soft!
PhotoginTN
It looks like a wheel wrapped in some kind of fabric. Nice spotting Ashley!

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State Parks, NWR, WMA's of Texas
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2015

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