Cactus and Succulent Society of New Zealand ( CSSNZ )

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Branches of Cactus and Succulent Society of New Zealand

Northland ... Auckland ... Bay of Plenty ... Hawkes Bay ... Manawatu ... New Plymouth ... South Taranaki ... Tararua ... Wellington - Hutt Valley ... Nelson ... Invercargill .

Events of the individual branches ... shows and displays

CSSNZ journal is published quarterly in Feb, May, Aug and Nov.

AGM & Conference of the CSSNZ is held each February
60th AGM and Conference , February 22nd/23rd/24th 2008, Bay of Plenty.

Links to Discussion Forums around the world.

Members Ads and Commercial Nurseries can be placed and viewed on this page.
Suggestions on what cactus and what succulent to buy.

Badges produced by the Cactus and Succulent Society of New Zealand and it's Branches

History of the Cactus and Succulent Society of New Zealand from 1948 to (nearly) today.

FAQ about cactus and succulents.

Articles of a scientific nature about Cactus and Succulents includes these specific pages:

Evolution of Cacti, including mainly plate tectonics, but also DNA and classification.
Uses of Cactus and Succulents, mainly by native Americans and early Europeans.
What is a Cactus or Succulents?, what defines them! What makes them unique
CAM in Cactus and Succulents, a way of "breathing" through the stomata that reduces water loss.
Naming Cactus and Succulents, Linnaeus's binominal naming system.
Convergent Evolution in Cactus and Succulents, why unrelated plants look alike.
Fibonacci in nature and Cactus and Succulents, a set of numbers found in nature and human arts or why Cactus and Succulents spiral.
Chemicals in Cactus and Succulents, some interesting facts.
About areoles and spines, a defining feature of cactus.

Families of plants with succulent genera.

Contact the Cactus and Succulent Society of New Zealand.

External Links in the Cactus and Succulent WWW

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