Dunno, but I’ve had similar on Gymnos. Aborted bud/offset?

Fantastic, well done!

Reliable flowered! It should be Mammillaria microhelia (little sun).

Great stuff!

I have had quite a few problems accessing the forum this week, and being logged out numerous times, which I’m finding rather tedious. I don’t think I’m alone either, so do post if you’ve had problems too. Rather compounded by having to have two different passwords for the website and forum, my iPad ...

Shame. It happens to all of us!

Tina, I don’t think it’s E. lindsayii, which usually has blackish spines, can’t comment on whether it’s a Copiapoa though.

Super!

It’s an Aeonium, possibly A. ciliatum?

Faucaria, maybe F. felina.