#glochids

[awkwardbotany]

Randomly Selected Botanical Terms: Glochids

Randomly Selected Botanical Terms: Glochids

The spines of a cactus are an obvious threat. They are generally sharp, smooth, and stiff; as soon as you are stabbed by one, it is immediately clear that you’ve gotten too close. Sitting at the base of the spines – or in place of spines – on many species of cacti is a less obvious, but significantly more heinous threat. Unless you’re looking closely, this hazard is practically invisible, and the…

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[fatchance]

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[collindfletcher]

Gloxhid Christmix 10th Anniversary Edition, TechMas 2017 CD-R, 100 copies Collab with James Roemer

[brittanyeburgard]

Those are some gnarly glochids! Glochids are the little barbed, hair-like structures growing from the areoles of cacti in the Opuntioideae subfamily. They detach from the cacti very easily, embedding in skin and resisting extraction with those tiny, devious barbs. While the striking golden glochids on this Opuntia (prickly pear) are obvious, glochids are often inconspicuous, giving many an unpleasant surprise despite efforts to avoid the large spines. #Cactaceae #Opuntia #pricklypear #cactus #glochids #arizona #ponderosapineforest #nativeplants #botanize #botany #plants #nature #naturephotography #cacti (at Arizona)

[glochiids]

„Null Soundtrack“ flexi 7" — double-sided clear flexidisc with color-print transparency inserts (three variations: Euro, South Korean Won, Japanese Yen)

https://glopuntia.bandcamp.com/album/null-sound

[iheartcactus]

Cactus guro. Depending on if you've met Brasiliopuntia. Then you'd say it had it coming. So many things froze, including it. It left a skin of TERROR, full of needles and glochids. The roots are still firm, though I don't foresee them doing anything. Leaving just in case for scientific purposes. Seriously though, glochids.

[collindfletcher]

"Mossoäo" by James Roemer and Collin Fletcher featuring Lai Yi Ohlsen

[glochiids]

Water on Silver by Glochids