Help a Newbie.

[spacedracula]

hey guys,

hope you dont mind me picking your brains, these two newbies in my collection have got me stumped. This first one, i got told was possibly a lagenformis (edit) and even though it doesnt look like my others, hahaha i picked it up anyway.

on top

And this other nice cutting came from a friend of mines neighbour, who was nice enough to part with a branch.

up close

thanks all!

Edited November 30, 2007 by spacedracula

[genki]

not sure about an id for the first one but the second one isnt active, Cereus spp maybe? its a nice big cutting

Edited November 29, 2007 by genki

[tonic]

The first one looks strange to me. While the lower spines do a have a bit of a Bridgesioid look to them the upper looks pretty different. I think possibly a hybrid. Given a few years of large pot or ground growth it willl be easier to tell. Looks more Peruvanoid to me though.

The second one is Cereus peruvianus.

EDIT: Sorry to be pedantic. It's Trichocereus bridgesii now known as Echinopsis lageniformis and not Echinopsis bridgesii which is a totally different species in it's own right.

Edited November 29, 2007 by Phosphene_Dream

[Conan Troutman]

Looks like scop/bridge hydrid tho I doubt it, prolly a peru? Ill leave it to the experts...

[PD.]

The tricho is way to small for any sort of ID imo, give it a few years