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I have been growing this as a spach, but now I'm not sure.

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Looks pretty peruv to me, but youll have to get the pros in on this to get to the bottom of things :)

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tis more cuzco than spach.

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that sure ain't no spachianus, I would say cuzcoensis

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I would have thought it more peru then cuzco.

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Definately not Spach, I agree with Stillman, looks Peru to me

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Would someone please briefly explain specifically what features make this a peruvianus rather than cuzcoensis?

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it's weird, i'll try and find the cutting this came from, it's dying sumwheere at my parents place, it really did look like a spach, alot skinnier, spikes close together, now with diff growth conditions it looks alot healthier.

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my pick was based on everyone saying this one is cuzco.

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see without seeing the old growth on your plant CT I would have said peruvianus.

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see without seeing the old growth on your plant CT I would have said peruvianus.

 

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I would say cuzco too, from what I've read the peruvianus has more honey/brown spines and becomes glaucous, where cuzcos have white/gray spines and remain pretty green. also looks like the main long spines grow at different heights on the areole too, cuzcos look like they grow more from the centre of the areole perus look like the grow closer to the top of the areole

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T cuzco is most probably a sub species of T peruvianus, and alot of colour and spination length of individual plants can be put down to environmental factors.. I still think its a peru maybe let it grow another foot and it will be more apparent.

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