I've purchased some seeds from Botanical-Archives. I made sure I had the allowable imports list open and at the same time had Desert Tropicals open to make sure anything that didn't appear on the list wasn't actually an old name or a newer classification. One of the lots of seed was
Mammillaria albicans, however, it was listed by B-A as
Mamillaria slevinii; an old synonym.
Albicans is on the allowable imports list whilst
slevinii is
not. I've tried contacting them three times now to see if they can send them over under the correct name of
M. albicans but have not received anything back from them at all except an acknowledgement that they have sent the seeds. Has anyone bought seeds from O/S before and if so how switched on are quarantine? Are they likely to pick up that these seeds really
are on the allowable imports list or are they just going to look at the name and confiscate the seeds because it does not appear on their list? If they do confiscate it are they likely to try and fine me? I might try and contact quarantine and give them the heads up that this package is on its way so that at least I have some documentary evidence that I am trying to do the right thing.
EDIT: B-A FINALLY got back to me and it seems they HAD seen my request and have sent it as
albicans... so should be all good