Ortegocactus macdougalii CRUST In addition to taking pictures

In addition to taking pictures of plants in the cultivated environment

This is a critically endangered specimen plant for those familiar with ex-situ conservation who have a proper greenhouse setup

**Below freezing where you're ordering from

Staying solitary for most of its life and growing several heads only with great age

This species was one of the first succulents to be nearly poached into extinction in the early 20th century

Ortegocactus macdougalii CRUST In addition to taking picturesOrtegocactus is a monotypic genus consisting of only this very unusually green cactus from the limestone soils of Oaxaca. The color is likely a result of evolution favoring plants that blend in with the local lichens, helping the plants evade predation by birds and rodents. Water sparingly during the winter.