The Cactus and Succulent Society of America (CSSA), founded in 1929, is a worldwide community of avid gardeners, hobby and commercial horticulturists, nurserymen, and professional scientists who all share an appreciation for cacti and other types of succulent plants.

The objectives of the Society are reflected in our Mission Statement
  • November - December 2014: 86-5


      246 Pachypodium enigmaticum - a new species in the Densiflorum complex
      Petr Pavelka, Bořivoj Prokeš, Vítězslav Vlk, John J. Lavranos, Ivo Žídek & Perle Ramavovololona

      253 Is there really no way to distinguish Notocactus from Parodia?
      Dirk J. van Vliet

      256 Superb Succulents
      Duke Benadom

      258 Two new species of Aloe from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
      Tom A. McCoy & John J. Lavranos

      264 Till death us do part - or maybe not!
      Attila Kapitany

      267 Acanthocalycium ferrarii
      Elton Roberts

      278 Index to vol. 86
      Cody Coyotee Howard & Tim Harvey

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  • Number 19, 2014

    • Embryology and seed development in Pereskia lychnidiflora (Cactaceae)Karina Jiménez-Durán, Salvador Arias-Montes, Aurea Cortés-Palomec & Judith Márquez-Guzmán

    • Axillary branching of lateral cephalia in Cactaceae is not constrained by tilting of shoot apicesRoot Gorelick

    • Morphological and nectar traits in Echeveria rosea Lindley (Crassulaceae) linked to hummingbird pollination in central Veracruz, MexicoH. David Jimeno-Sevilla, Angélica M. Hernández-Ramírez, Juan Francisco Ornelas &
      Silvana Marten-Rodríguez

    • The distribution of cirio (Fouquieria columnaris) in Baja California, MexicoRobert H. Webb, Mario Salazar-Ceseña & Raymond M. Turner

    • Nutritional composition of Opuntia sulphurea G. Don cladodesValeria P. Carreira, Julian Padró, Nicolás Mongiardino Koch, Pedro Fontanarrosa, Ignacio Alonso
      & Ignacio M. Soto

    • Micropropagation of cacti—a reviewJustyna Lema-Rumińska & Dariusz Kulus

    • A new shrubby species of Aloe in the Imatong Mountains, Southern SudanTom McCoy & Leonard E. Newton

    • The small-flowered Afro-Arabian species of HuerniaDarrel C. H. Plowes

    • Agave azurea (Agavaceae), a new species from Baja California Sur, México, with notes on other agaves on the Vizcaíno PeninsulaRobert H. Webb & Greg Starr


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Register for CSSA 2015

Register for CSSA 2015

Cactus and Succulent Society of America 2015 Biennial Convention June 14-19, 2015 Pitzer College Claremont, California Learn more about the convention: cssa2015.com

Time to renew those memberships

Time to renew those memberships

Its that time of year again, the time of year where a majority of our members renew their CSSA memberships. You can view the options for renewal here. While you’re at it why not bundle it with a Journal or DVD?    

Horticourt Stories: Featuring Dr. Jerry Barad

Horticourt Stories: Featuring Dr. Jerry Barad

Dr Jerry Barad, longtime Cactus and Succulent Society member and former CSSA President is featured in this interesting video. Enjoy.