What kind of cactus is this?

[Philocacti]

Hey

I bought these from a super market in Switzerland. Although other cacti were labeled this one only had "mini-kaktus" on it.

It looks to me like a tiny Trichocereus monstrouse, but i'm sure it's not.

Thanks

[Bush Turkey]

looks like a trich x loph??

[Alice]

It's a euphorbia of some desciption. I have growing the same one. Awesome microscopic flowers.

[TheExplorer]

Looks a little bit like the beginning of a boob cactus - Myrtillocactus geometrizans cv. FUKUROKURYUZINBOKU

Edited August 26, 2011 by TheExplorer

[Evil Genius]

Alice is right. I dont think its a cactus. I know Succulents that look like this. Maybe Trichocaulon Cactiformis or another Trichocaulon maybe.

Edited August 26, 2011 by Evil Genius

[Fluss]

I dont know the name of it but I have one similar, it might be the same sp. but diffrent age/growstage?

Pulled it of the mother plant (why the white sap) to get a good view of it, they are so crammed together.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/194/img0694iq.jpg/

Here it is

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/14/img0628cl.jpg/

[Philocacti]

thanks for IDing it

although it's not what i was aiming for still it would be interesting to grow.

wow .... microscopic flowers ....... something to look forward to (of course with a scope )

[sapito]

Reminds me of young Huernia's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huernia

[Philocacti]

I have one of these and they look very different.Maybe the pics (not the best) i posted don't show them totally,

[bogfrog]

almost could be Duvalia corderoyi.. but still not quite. i recognize the plant though, i'm pretty sure its in the milkweed family

[prier]

my guess would be Monadenium ritchiei, be nice to see it flower to be sure though

[mutant]

yeah I thought something along huernia, stapelia and such

[Philocacti]

thanks a lot for all the help

it stalled, guess it couldn't handle the weather here. I think by next season it would adapt to our weather and start growing again.

[2Deep2Handle]

If it has white sap check out euphorbia family as Alice suggested....there are others as mentioned but white sap sends me straight to euphorbia genus. You can always cut and see if you get hella itchy and irratated from sap contact? lol

Edited November 20, 2011 by 2Deep2Handle

[Philocacti]

I cut it last year but I don't remember if it oozed white sap

After almost 3 years it finally flowerd.

[Berengar]

Absolutely beautiful! It is an Echidnopsis species, flowers point to E.cereiformis, but the body shape is slightly different. Regardless, it's one of the most stunning specimens I've ever seen!

[Philocacti]

Hey Berengar

It's not a Cactus, I think EG is right about the genus. It's a Trichocaulon or at least some specimens on Google images have similar flowers but I still don't know what species.

[Berengar]

Not Echinopsis, EchiDnopsis. ;) I know it's not a cactus.

It's in the Asclepiadaceae subfamily, same as Stapelia and Trichocaulon. I'm 100% sure about the genus, not so much on the exact species.

Edited May 29, 2015 by Berengar

[Berengar]

But considering the variability in genetics and growing conditions, Echidnopsis cereiformis should be a fairly accurate name.

[Philocacti]

Hahahahaha my bad.....I thought it was a typo :D

Thanks man, you're spot on

[Philocacti]

The 2nd flush is way better