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Our March meeting will feature a presentation by Ernesto Sandoval, who oversees the greenhouse collection of succulents at UC Davis. Ernesto spent the first two months of 2008, January and February, in South Africa. As you may recall from his most recent presentation he spent most of his days in the field visiting nature reserves within the fynbos vegetation of the Cape Floristic Region, where over 8,700 species of plants are to be found on 6% of South Africa's land area!
In an attempt to share more of his experiences there, Ernesto Sandoval is back to San Francisco for the succulents-focused sequel. The highlights will focus on short trips to Namaqualand and Namibia, including the amazing Welwitschia. He visited wet as well as dry places, and saw tree aloes such as Aloe dichotoma and the rare Aloe pillansii. Ernesto always likes to remind us that our succulent plants come from places where other plants and creatures grow, so be prepared to learn about other creatures from these dry places.
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Featured grower: Ernesto will also be our featured grower, bringing along a selection of well-grown succulents from UC Davis.
Show and Tell: Our featured Show & Tell plants at the March meeting will be Aloes and other South African succulents, plus Chilean cacti, including Copiapoa and Eriosyce (note that Eriosyce includes the former genera Neoporteria, Neochilenia and Horridocactus). |
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