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Apr 19, 2022 1:24 PM CST
Name: Baja
Baja California (Zone 11b)
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Garden Photography Region: Mexico Plant Identifier Forum moderator Plant Database Moderator Garden Ideas: Level 2
This looks like E. obesa, not E. symmetrica. The most obvious difference between the 2 closely related species (other than a distinct geographical origin) is the shape of the so-called flowering eyes, the little indentations from which the cyathia emerge. The flowering eyes on obesa are round while then ones on symmetrica are sideways oval, often more like lines perpendicular to the ribs.

I would like to propose moving this image (and the other one we have for symmetrica) to the entry for obesa. Please let me know if you have any opinions about this.

Thank You!

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