shortly Posted May 9, 2013 A couple of mystery cacti from this mornings garden rescue effort. First s a very very old crest of some description And the second apart from being very pot bound is ??? Any suggestions as to what they may be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 bogfrog Posted May 9, 2013 Coool! I think the crest is some kind of cylindropuntia... Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mammillata? Like this one maybe? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 shortly Posted May 9, 2013 It could well be bogfrog it certainly looks the part with the long thin but now long dead branches. Should cristate cylindropuntia's have glochids? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Swiper Posted May 9, 2013 I'm no expert but I reckon no1 may be Trichocereus pasacana ....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 bogfrog Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) I'm not sure about the glochoids, i suppose it varies from species to species, i wouldnt rule it out for not having them.. I reckon it looks very similar to the crest which Philocacti posted a picture of in this thread, http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=35188&page=3 Pretty sure it was post no. 56. The other cactus doesnt look like a trichocereus to me, some sort of slow developing barrel like cactus... Edited May 9, 2013 by bogfrog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Evil Genius Posted May 10, 2013 Hi Shortly, first one is probably like already suggested something in the Opuntua Cylindropuntia Range. Awesome thing. Second one definately not a Trich. Thinking Ferocactus or Echinocactus. Can you post some more pics at natural daylight? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A couple of mystery cacti from this mornings garden rescue effort.
First s a very very old crest of some description
And the second apart from being very pot bound is ???
Any suggestions as to what they may be?
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