zed240 Posted November 8, 2014 Got an awesome cactus today. Wondering if people can help out with an ID. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Evil Genius Posted November 8, 2014 Hello Zed, looks like Candicans! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 M S Smith Posted November 8, 2014 Yup, T. candicans. ~Michael~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 zelly Posted November 8, 2014 looks much different than my candicans from Andersons The Cactus Family (p 261) Plants shrubby with many stems, forming clumps 1-3 m in diameter. Stems cylindrical, erect or spreading, rounded apically, light green, to 60 cm long and 14 cm in diameter. Huntington Botanical Gardens imo zeds plant looks like a singular stem & too 'mature' to not be clumping which seems to be one identifying feature of candicans. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Evil Genius Posted November 8, 2014 (edited) Hi Zelly, yeah, there is more than one Type of Candicans. That´s why Backeberg tried pushing through his Trichocereus Neocandicans. This is the type that is very closely related to Trichocereus Lamprochlorus. It´s absolutely not clumping. But still a Candicans. There are like 30 Varities of Candicans. As you can see, you have a Varietiy Robustor in your Pic of the Huntingtons. And there are a whole lot more that look totally different. Clumping, not clumping, white, multicolored, and so on. And Andersons Book used the newest Taxonomy, which lumps a couple of similar Plants into Candicans. Edited November 8, 2014 by Evil Genius 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 M S Smith Posted November 8, 2014 Well it's a fairly variable species overall and zeds plant looks to be in a tiny container which might be limiting pupping. Echinopsis lamprochlorus maybe? ~Michael~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Evil Genius Posted November 8, 2014 (edited) Hi Michael, well yes and no. This is a Plant that is closely related to Lamprochlorus but the species is most likely synonymous with Candicans. Again, there are a couple of confirmed Candicans in botanical Gardens that look SO not like the One in Zellys first Pic and there is a whole lot of Variety in Candicans. It´s one of the species that have the greatest Amount of Natural Hybrids too. Edited November 9, 2014 by Evil Genius Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 zelly Posted November 8, 2014 heres a pic of the HBG Lamprochlorus 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 M S Smith Posted November 8, 2014 Thanks for the info EG...and nice picture! ~Michael~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 solaritea Posted November 10, 2014 Looking through my pictures, I found these that a friend took at the Berkeley Botanical Garden. Labeled E. candicans 90.1341. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 zelly Posted November 10, 2014 st- that spiny one sure looks a lot like lumberjack 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Evil Genius Posted November 13, 2014 Yes, sure as hell no Candicans. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Got an awesome cactus today. Wondering if people can help out with an ID.
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