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    My first graft

    Nice! :D How did you attach the scion?
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    Seed Giveaway!

    Have you been able to grow the Peganum Harmala in NZ? And this is very generous of you centipede, round of applause.
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    2 Acacia IDs

    If I find maideniis, then it would be for growth. But I think it's going to be impossible to get them to Australia. Biosecurity is sooooo tight on both sides. I have seen damn plants for sale too in NZ, but then that website went down.
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    2 Acacia IDs

    If you want cuttings centipede, I can give you the first one (although I'm quite sure it's inactive), and the second one isn't too hard for me to get more of either. I have a feeling I might know where some Maideniis are, but it's not that nearby. If I ever make it there and find 'em, I'll collect many cuttings, then I'll spread them around.
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    2 Acacia IDs

    These are from New Zealand, and as far as I know, there aren't any phlebos growing wildly (as much as I'd love there to be haha). Although the second Acacia had the capacity to produce long, strappy leaves like a Maidenii, they were not the norm and there was only a few. I have seen other trees growing a couple of kilometres away that were almost certainly longifolia (bright yellow flowers), so I think it's more likely that this plant is a longifolia too. Also, you may use these photos for your project. Here are more photos of the 2nd Acacia:
  6. Hmmm? The strange sinuous rib margins are confusing. If I remember correctly, they are characteristic of a cuzcoid? Could this be the bastard child of a cuzco and a pachanoi?
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    Tricho ID

    Beautiful. Very knobbly still (which is good). It seems ever-so-slightly different from the standard NZ pachanoi that have been around for a few years. More genes for the gene pool. Also, if I remember rightly, Yowie clone always has 2 spines per areole?
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    Tricho ID

    Yeah, I'd much appreciate a photo of a little pup. Upload away! :D
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    Neoraimondia spp.

    Hmmm. It could also be that this cactus was used for MAO inhibition. 3,4-Dimethoxyphenethylamine appears to act as one: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/886445
  10. It's a graveyard alright. I hope you can regrow these all back and stronger than ever. What do you think you might use for covers next time?
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    Smoking 'causes damage in minutes

    I'm pretty sure that pyrolization of anything can cause carcinogens to form. Even burnt toast has been found to have increased levels of carcinogens (I can't remember if they were statistically significant or not though). I think that it's probably safer again to chew tobacco. Let the myriad of stomach enzymes have at it first I say.
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    BlackLotus1987 Have/Want

    Oh people want them alright. It's just that customs want them even more.
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    Chloroform

    Are you sure it's chloroform? Can you give it a deep sniff a few times to be sure?
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    $100 Pereskiopsis

    He who has one Pereskiopsis, has them all.
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    Can someone plz id this bright cactus

    They're called moon cacti. And as far as I know, eventually the stock will wither and the scion will need to be re-grafted.
  16. Photo showing this plant (Matucana Pachanoi) (2nd from right) with 4 other cacti employed by Peruvian shamans as "San Pedro". Look at how black that one is! No wonder it was so strong.
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    My pachanois

    Wow, well that's a start. My goal is to try and breed Lophophora genes into an intermediate, then breed the intermediate with one of the Trichocerei. Then we'd have this reasonably fast growing species which contains some genes from Lophophora, and maybe it would be possible to breed that hybrid directly with Lophophora and Trichocereus, alternating until the required genes showed themselves prominently. A non-invasive field test would definitely be needed however. I'm thinking along the lines of infrared spectroscopy. I don't know if it can be done easily. But I'm imagining some device similar to a refractometer in operation, but operating using infrared absorption spectra and a reference sample of alkaloids required. Then the race can begin in earnest. Muhahahaha! :D And yeah, that is where those bridgesii are from. Although I hope to get some more diverse genes soon.
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    My pachanois

    Thanks man, the only thing now is to breed some new clones from these existing genetics. As far as I know, NZ hasn't contributed any unique clones to the genepool - yet. It'll take time, but I'll try and change that. ;) The plan is to try and find an intermediate between Lophophora and Trichocereus, and then just breed across the intermediate. I think I read that this is possible (although VERY hard).
  19. If only I lived in Australia. There are some real beauties you have there PD.
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    My pachanois

    Here are some more photos: 3 Pachanoi cuttings that are now showing new growth. Close-up of one of the pachanoi, prominent v-indentations. This is a photo of the new growth on 2nd pachanoi to the left on the array of pachanoi earlier posted in the thread. As you can see, it's now got a fair amount of growth going on. :D Bridgesii cutting showing a little pup. Pup is growing quite good. Attempting to root a bridgesii cutting on it's side. Hard to know if anything is happening. Can anyone see any signs of either rot, or growth? I have dusted the ends with sulfur in attempt to pre-empt rot. Edit: Have revised identification of these to not being Pukatea. Still growing them anyway though.
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    Acacia IDs

    All of those aren't Acacias. Look at the veins on the leaves. They are singular. Acacias have characteristic venation.
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    The herd, start of 2011

    Holy hell, this collection is simply amazing! There must be eons of cumulative years of growth there. Keep up the rad work. :D
  23. I found this study which contains some information regarding chemotypes of Lophophora Williamsi and Diffusa species. It's quite an interesting read, as it tries to link the morphological differences to chemical composition. mescaline_content_of_peyote.pdf
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    Anyone recognize this??

    I'd have to agree with your suspicions. The colour of the spines is almost a giveaway.
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    Anyone recognize this??

    Looks a bit like a T. Terschekii. I only have a small one, but the shape of the ribs and the spine growth look very similar.
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