CSSA VOL.96, Fall 2024, No.3 Editorial Peter Breslin The cover shot for the Cactus and Succulent Journal: the 3rd annual CSSA photo contest Irwin Lightstone & John Martinez Leptocereus chrysotyrius in the Sierra de La Güira, Pinar del Río, Cuba: characteristics of the species, a tour of its habitats, and detailed photographic plates José Miguel Acuña Reassessment of Agave horrida Lemaire ex Jacobi subsp. perotensis Ullrich and a new Agave species (Agavaceae), from west-central Oaxaca, Mexico Greg D. Starr & Gonzalo Juárez García Confounding prickly pears Root Gorelick Griffith's glass plate photographic negatives of Opuntia: a historical resource Joseph Shaw Searching for a dream plant: my trials and tribulations to see Aloe erinaceae in habitat Kelly Griffin Opuntia cacanapa and O. cacanapa 'Ellisiana' Joseph Shaw & David J. Ferguson In Memoriam: Madelyn Lee Jeff Moore

On the cover: Front cover: First place winner in the 3rd Annual Cover Photo Contest, Stefan Campbell's remarkable habitat photo of Copiapoa serpentisulcata and Copiapoa cinerascens in the Atacama region, Chile, 2023. Back cover: Second place winner in the 3rd Annual Cover Photo Contest, Jeffrey Hagenah's stunning capture of Agave montana.