The Virtually Succulent
Lapel Badge Collection

Many of these lapel badges, depicting cacti and other succulent plants, were obtained from gift shops and petrol (gas) stations throughout the South-West USA, but were labelled as made in the Far East including China. I avoid plastic, but a few badges are of an all-metal construction without enamel. Translucent badges on a glassy substrate e.g. Big Bend No. 2 are a recent innovation. No information is available about suppliers of these badges. Badges from a few societies are included at the bottom of the page. Badges are at about 1.5 times life size on a 96 dpi display. Click on images for larger versions.

Badges from Arizona

Badges from California
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				Above: National Park Medal, Death Valley, California.

Badges from Great Britain			Badges from Mexico
			Marked "Mexico Taxco", found in NW London

Badges from New Mexico

Badges from Texas
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				Above: National Park Medal, Big Bend, Texas.

Badges from Specialist Societies

					Above: The Sempervivum Society was active during the 1980's. The society no longer exists. Image from: Cornelis Versteeg