Got this guy 'cause he was unusual. Had never seen this species before. One of those plants that get better-looking as they get older, apparently. From Wikipedia: Sole species of the cactus genus Leuchtenbergia. Native to north-central Mexico (San Luis Potosi, Chihuahua). Named after Maximilian Eugen Joseph (1817–1852), Duke of Leuchtenberg and amateur botanist.
Got this guy 'cause he was unusual. Had never seen this species before. One of those plants that get better-looking as they get older, apparently. From Wikipedia: Sole species of the cactus genus Leuchtenbergia. Native to north-central Mexico (San Luis Potosi, Chihuahua). Named after Maximilian Eugen Joseph (1817–1852), Duke of Leuchtenberg and amateur botanist.