bℓσωηG Posted February 28, 2011 There are forms which vary, to me micoz ,it looks like a Pereskiopsis ,i have a form with similar kick ass long spines which make grafting interesting, which i find lasts longer, gets fatter ,and is a faster growing . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted March 1, 2011 ,i have a form with similar kick ass long spines which make grafting interesting, which i find lasts longer, gets fatter ,and is a faster growing . Does it have glochids or only spines? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bℓσωηG Posted March 1, 2011 It has less glochids , but they're not what i worry about when grafting lol, been impaled on these spines a few times, sharp as all buggery! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted March 1, 2011 But if the one micoz has has no glochids, then it's not likely to be a Pereskiopsis species. Likewise, if yours does have glochids, then it can't be a Pereskia species. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinegapcontrol Posted March 1, 2011 i may have been a bit hasty in saying 'definitely'. Upon very close inspection today i found some hairs, they are not spines, i tried pricking myself and it was impossible, they are not sharp and are very flimsy so i dont know if this qualifies as glochids or not. sorry about that, it was late, dark and wet last night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinegapcontrol Posted March 1, 2011 sorry the pics dont show anything except for the tip, its very hard to get a good shot of them, theyre not as prolific lower on the plant, maybe 1 or 2 hairs on each aerole, and most of them have stuck to the stem with the rain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lophty_tricho Posted March 1, 2011 Looks like Pereskia to me, my gooseberry has hairs like that. Also the colour and shape of the spines is consistant with mine, although I do think it is a different species Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) They don't look like glochids to me. It really does look a lot like Pereskiopsis, but without glochids, I think it's unlikely to be, not that I'm an expert on the subject by any means. Ultimately, all that really matters is whether it makes a good grafting stock or not. Edited March 1, 2011 by tripsis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted March 1, 2011 Pereskiospsis and Pereskia species in cactus-guide. Interestingly the flower on what is supposed to be Pereskiopsis diguetii looks a lot like the one I saw in my pereskiopsis, unfortunately, we can't really see the rest of the plant to compare. So for now I will still regard mine as spathulata. As for Pereskias, micoz's one might be P. horrida and mine is probably P. aculeata. Put up pictures, the rest of you, IDing is fun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted March 2, 2011 Regarding Pereskiopsis diguetii and P. spathulata Mutant... Pereskiopsis diguetii (F. A. C. Weber) Britton & Rose 1907ALFILERILLO, COLA DE DIABLO, NOPALETA, PATILON Opuntia diguetii F. A. C. Weber 1898 Pereskiopsis velutina Rose 1907 Plants densely shrubby, branching basally, to 1-2 m (3.3-6.6 ft) high with poorly developed trunks. Stems reddish green, finely hairy, 4-8 mm (to 0.3 in) in diameter. Leaves elliptical to ovate, acuminate apically, wedge shaped basally, 2-6 cm (0.8-2.4 in) long, 1.5-3 cm (0.6-1.2 in) wide, finely hairy. Areoles whitish, with glochids, wool, some hairs, and a few spines. Glochids abundant, to 2 mm long. Spines 1-5 on stems, more on trunks, straight, ascending, nearly black, grayish with age, 2-7 cm (0.8-2.8 in) long. Flowers yellow, 3-7.5 cm (1.2-3 in) long, 3.2-4.5 cm (1.3-1.8 in) in diameter; pericarpels with bracts, pubescent. Fruits top shaped to obovoid, orange to yellow, sometimes becoming red, hairy, 2.5-7 cm (1-2.8 in) long, 1—1.6 cm (0.4-0.6 in) in diameter, with abundant glochids. Distribution: Guanajuato, Queretaro, Mexico, Morelos, Oaxaca, Jalisco, Michoacan, and Guerrero, Mexico. Pereskiopsis spathulata (Otto ex Pfeiffer) Britton & Rose1907 ALFILERILLO, PATILON Pereskia spathulata Otto ex Pfeiffer 1837 Pereskia higuerana Cardenas 1964, Rhodocactus higueranus (Cardenas) Backeberg 1966 Plants shrubby with a few branches, 1—2 m (3.3—6.6 ft) high. Stems covered in a fine bloom, arching. Leaves wedge shaped, thick, 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in) long. Areoles bearing brown glochids. Spines 1-2, rigid, white with dark tips, to 2.5 cm (1 in) long. Flowers red. Fruits not known. Distribution: uncertain, possibly Jalisco, Mexico. Pereskiopsis spathulata may simply be a variant of P. diguetii; its status is uncertain because so little is known about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted March 2, 2011 http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://data1.blog.de/media/960/490960_b00a2b5dce_m.jpg&imgrefurl=http://winjamz.blog.co.uk/2006/04/19/pereskia_lychnidiflora~740272/&usg=__tcOGZXFoyqQvHourgKYe67V5k_o=&h=360&w=480&sz=44&hl=en&start=64&zoom=1&tbnid=vge-su5yJZvKXM:&tbnh=120&tbnw=158&ei=EJJtTc_vMYT6vwOz4enYBA&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPereskia%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-au%26biw%3D963%26bih%3D559%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=246&vpy=217&dur=1844&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=172&ty=114&oei=-pFtTZKwN4-wuAPX59HbBA&page=5&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:64 thats a real pereskia and looks a bit like the specimen i mentioned, funny though doing a google image search gives mostly pereskiopsis pictures and only one real pereskia!! so that underlines the confusion about those two... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gambeard Posted April 14, 2018 Anybody have any luck grafting with Pereskia? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites