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  1. I thought the same thing also....luckily the admin emailed me before the panic set in too deep.
  2. Yeah I have the same issue. One of the admin emailed me and said that they are having issues and it should be fixed soon. I thought I was going crazy at first..... Hope this helps...have a great one! E
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    Los Genteles

    Thanks for the pics Patrick, VERY nice. I agree with Michael, why are we being left in the dark? If the "story" is true, then it is worth sharing the facts! I am very curious to see what Ben has to say in regards to the Gentiles legacy. t_tr
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    Los Genteles

    I ran across this discussion while looking for Gentiles information. It immediately grabbed my attention and curiosity. One thing that I am curious about, if Archaea has any updated information to share. Also does anyone have pictures of Gentiles seedlings, juvenile plants, and/or mature plants to share? I understand Smith’s Socratic method of questioning to obtain an absolute about the Gentiles specimen. I look forward to an update when and if one is available and more discussion about the Los Gentiles specimen. t_tr
  5. Thanks for the hope Malo! I attached some pictures that I took of the mother plant. I included a picture of a large offset, new growth (an offset where mine was cut off), spines from the stump, and spines on an older growth offset. It is very interesting, what does everyone think?
  6. Thanks for the addition Teotz'! I agree, this plant will never have a "true" identification. Unfortunately, a lot of peruvianus won't with the flood of mislabeled seed and plants in circulation, not to mention the strong influence of environmental factors on the development of these guys. I have read the "How to recognize....." topics and agree with the confusing state of the pachanoi, peruvianus, mac world. I am trying to see what variety this cutting may be aligned with or resemble for my knowledge and comparison purposes. I am mainly just trying to expand my knowledge base of physical clues that help others ID varieties. I appreciate all of the help Ace and Teotz', and look forward to discussing more. t_tr
  7. Thanks Ace! I have been leaning toward peruvianus also. I went through Trout's book and noticed the peruvianus (GF) pics on pages 164-165. The spine variation looks very similar to my cutting. You can really see it in the bottom left pic of the tip on page 164. The plants in the pics are full of water, mine is just rooting and still lean. It will be easier to tell as my cutting roots fully and matures. I was not able to get over and get a pic of the mother. I will try and do that within the next few days. That should make it easier to ID. Any ideas on the (GF) as an ID?
  8. I was given this cutting in about May of this year, finally rooted and should start "puffing" out. The owner had no idea what it was, other than a Trich of some sort. It has very distinct spines compared to my other Trichs. The mother plant is a monster, huge diameter 8+ inches. The flowers are white and resemble most white Trich flowers. I will try to get a pic of a mature column tomorrow and post. Any ideas at this point? This is one of my favorites that I have, but would like to have an idea about its identity. Thanks for the help!!
  9. I feel obligated to join in on this discussion since the specimen in question belongs to me. I agree with all here that we are not looking at a glaucus but some type of macrogonoid or peruvianoid. On the flickr site the desc. of the pic says that it was labeled glaucus but looks more like a macrogonoid in appearance. I lean more toward a Mac because of the large brown and grey fuzzy areoles, more radials than my peruvians, one central spine, and the ribs are much more shallow. This plant is very distinct from all the other peruvians that the grower offered. There are a few problems to say the least in the proper ID of these Trichs (as seen in the How to Recognize a Mac post); too many mislabeled plants (like this one) and the influence of environment. This was purchased at a cactus nursery a few miles from Ressler's house when he lived in California. The nursery received plants from Ressler before he moved (Ressler purchased some there), but I cannot confirm that this is one of them (just theory) It is a very BLUE form of Trichocereus and one of my favorites. I agree with Mr. Smith that it could be labeled a peruvianoid just as easy as a Macrogonoid. If this plant was grown in more of a true to species environment, it may look very different (soil, light, water) Its tough to pinpoint a name on a plant that can look vastly different depending on location. I agree with Malo that it looks very close to that pic from Ressler. Certainly there is an above average chance that Ressler may have given the plant or bought a clone of the plant from the nursery in question. I spoke with the owner and he cannot say with certainty what came from Ressler, but he has some outstanding specimens. One of the purposes of the flickr site was to get comments on the ID's listed. I posted the ID's that were given at time of purchase, some fit OK and others not so! I look forward to the replies in this post and feel free to ask away! t_tr
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