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Title: SCCSS – South Coast Cactus & Succulent Society

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Submitted by: Jim Tanner

The genus Agave is part of the family Agavaceae. There are around 200 species in the genus. Most of these are from Mexico, although they occur in the southern United States and into South America.

Plants are characterized by forming rosettes of fleshy (succulent) leaves w...


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Submitted by: Jim Tanner

The Astrophytum genus is comprised of 4 species of globose to short cylindrical cacti and one sprawling, octopus-like member. The first four were discovered between the years 1828 and 1845. Two of these are spineless and two have prominent spines. While each species is quite dis...


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Mini-Show Results March, 2026

Cactus of the Month: Echinocactus, Kroenleinia, Homalocephala.
Succulent of the Month: Cissu...


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My Online Plant Database (MopDB) at https://mopdb.com is a website that allows plant collectors to catalog their collection. It is primarily aimed at those who are comfortable usling scientific (Latin) plant names.

Along with keeping records of one’s plants it also has extensive lookup...


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