Another id

[mac]

I have been searching id threads for a good couple of hours looking for anything similar but still have not had much luck so i thought i would ask for another id

My guess would be some sort of Peruvian maybe ? but im usually wrong when it comes to ID's

I picked this one up because i just liked the look of this little fella very symmetrical & the Grey lines & red tinge to the spines set it off nicely so i bought it

Thanks in advance

Edited February 20, 2009 by mac

[Teotzlcoatl]

Pachycereus?

[mr b.caapi]

Stenocereus griseus ?

[Chiral]

its a cactus...

[mac]

its a cactus...

...............................DOH!

Thanks B.caapi

that gave me somewhere to start looking for reference material & images, after a quick image search i think your spot on with your id

It was just another i picked up from Big W to add to the growing collection , its a nice looker anyhow whatever species it is

was i even a little bit close saying it sort of looked like a Peruvian ?

Edited February 20, 2009 by mac

[Chiral]

LOL..sorry I'm rather playful this morning after concluding some interesting bioassays..

H.

[mac]

Good to hear, im interested in hearing any results you would like to share

[paradox]

don't know what it is but it's not a Trich IMO.

[Chiral]

Good to hear, im interested in hearing any results you would like to share

can't say to much at the moment but it involves peppermint oil or fresh mint as an additive to a cold water extraction of sorts...

cant be potentiated with maoi to become something truly magical....

H.

Edited February 21, 2009 by Hunab Ku

[M S Smith]

Stenocereus griseus ?

Probably Stenocereus griseus, but maybe S. victoriensis.

~Michael~

[mac]

don't know what it is but it's not a Trich IMO.

Yeah i have quite a few ornamental cacti in my collection & a couple of scop's i picked up at the local nursery, as well as a couple of bridgsii cuttings about 40 young lophs & a load of assorted Trich seeds that are very slow to germinate ?

so with luck ill have a few more to plant out next growing season & maybe a few for trade with other forum members

[Teotzlcoatl]

So Pachycereus was no where close....

Are y'all sure it's Stenocereus?

[M S Smith]

So Pachycereus was no where close....

Are y'all sure it's Stenocereus?

I don't know about "y'all', but I'm sure.

~Michael~

[mac]

From images it seems closest to S. griseus as its only young & im a amateur cacti collector i can only go from images & could not find a S victoriensis image that looked similar

thanks for looking M S Smith i had a Google image search but i could not find any S victoriensis images that looked like a match

I settled for S. griseus because of this image

Thanks for the help & reply's everyone i appreciate all the help & info i hope i can repay you all someway in the future,

i have learned alot in the short time i have been lurking around the forum (even if im still useless at Id's)

Edited February 21, 2009 by mac

[M S Smith]

Also check out Stenocereus stellatus at http://cactiguide.com/Stenocereus.htm

~Michael~

[mac]

Good call it has shorter spines much like mine so this may be a positive id

My cactus has the cigar zeppelin shape because it was in a very small pot with glued pebbles on top restricting its growth at the base, it seems very healthy even under the sad conditions it had to grow

my reasoning to id as many of my plants as possible is for future reference & that way i can plant them in their species grouping & that may assist natural pollination & help fruiting once they mature ?

Edited February 21, 2009 by mac

[Gunter]

It looks a little bit like a young Carnegia.

[strangebrew]

griseus