Mini-Show Results June, 2025

Cactus of the Month: Rebutia, Aylostera, Sulcorebutia, Weingartia.
Succulent of the Month: Mesembs, NO Lithops or Conophytum.

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Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Terri Straub

Open Cactus

1st: Maria Capaldo – Rebutia tiraquensis
2nd: Maria Capaldo – Aylostera deminuta
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Rebutia mentosa

Open Succulent

1st: Jim Gardner – Mestoklema tuberosum
2nd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Fenestraria rhopalophylla
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Machairophyllum brevifolium

Intermediate Cactus

1st: Anita Caplan – Aylostera fiebrigii
2nd: Bonnie Ikemura – Rebutia Species
3rd: Terri Straub – Rebutia canigueralii

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Martin Dorsey – Dinteranthus pole-evansii
2nd: Bonnie Ikemura – Cheiridopsis peculiaris
3rd: Bonnie Ikemura – Ruschia perfoliata

Novice Cactus

1st: Vincent Darmali – Rebutia canigueralii
2nd: Vincent Darmali – Rebutia heliosa var. condorensis

Novice Succulent

1st: Liz Ying – Faucaria tigrina

LATIN LOOKUP – Loquerisne Latine (Do you speak Latin)?

The meanings of latin plant names on this page – from https://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/

• brevifolium [brev-ee-FOH-lee-um]
  Short leaves.
• Cheiridopsis [kye-rid-OP-sis]
  From the Greek cheiris (sheath) and opsis (resembling), referring to the leaves forming a sheath covering the emerging leaves.
• deminuta [dee-MIN-yoo-tuh]
  Small, reduced, diminutive; small sized plants.
• Faucaria [fow-KAR-ee-uh]
  Jaw or throat; referring to the leaves resembling an open mouth.
• Fenestraria [fen-es-TRAY-ree-uh]
  From the Latin fenestra (window), referring to the transparent area at the tip of the leaves.
• Machairophyllum [mak-ee-ro-FILL-um]
  From the Greek machaira (dagger, sword) and phyllon (leaf).
• Mestoklema [mes-toh-KLEM-uh]
  From the Greek words mestos (full) and klema (a small branch); dense branching.
• peculiaris [pe-kew-lee-AR-iss]
  From the Latin, meaning of private property; special or peculiar.
• perfoliata [per-foh-lee-AY-tuh, per-foh-lee-AH-tuh]
  Leaf surrounding a stem.
• Rebutia [ray-BEW-tee-uh]
  Named for Pierre Rebut, 19th century French cactus dealer and expert.
• rhopalophylla [rope-a-lo-FIL-la]
  Having club-shaped leaves.
• Ruschia [ROOS-kee-uh]
  Named for Ernst Julius Rusch, 20th century South African farmer and father to Ernst Franz Theodor Rusch, for whom Ruschianthus is named.
• tigrina [tig-REE-nuh]
  Like a Tiger.
• tuberosum [too-ber-OH-sum, tew-ber-OH-sum]
  Tuberous.