Collection is not a bad thing nor is the discussion of habitats the problem lies with how people use the collection and the information that they get.
I have been asked numerous times about where plants occur and I must admit I feel mixed about telling where things are for obvious reasons. It is not likely that Agave albopilosa is going to sucumb to collectors because where it grows is so remote and really not accessable to even fit mountain goats. Someone selling seed is IMO not a bad thing and it should be said that it is being propagated and that is a great thing.
On the Ferocactus it looks like all the acanthodes that I have seen and not like the twisty spined baja one.
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