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Feb 19, 2012 - 2:00pm CCSS Monthly Meeting @ CUH
Oaxaca Part II Presented by Peter Gammarano

This month, Peter Gammarano will take us back to Oaxaca, Mexico, in the second part of his slide presentation from the November 2010 fieldtrip with the Cactus and Succulent Society of America. November is an ideal time to visit Oaxaca as the rainy season is over, the weather is pleasant, and many plants are in flower.

Oaxaca, an area in southern Mexico, is a botanical wonderland with altitudes that range from sea level, where Oaxaca borders the Pacific Ocean; to altitudes well over 10,000 feet in mountainous
terrain. The region's abundant microclimates give rise to extensive plants diversity. Fouquierias, Beaucarneas, Agaves and Bromeliadsare are a few of the succulents found in the region. The cacti range in size from Mammillarias to giant columnars -like this one Peter is standing next to.