Cactus ID please

[Jox]

Hi all,

Just looking for an ID on this one, I picked up three of these a few months ago, the spines are quite long & slightly curve at the ends. I have know idea what they might be.

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

jox

[Evil Genius]

Flower? Green yellow?

Edited March 21, 2013 by Evil Genius

[Jox]

No flowers as of yet mate, this one has me stumped .

I have asked on another forum & got three different answers, Haageocereus, Mammillaria & Cochemiea halei. It seems that Haageocereus has as few contenders that look similar. Can you rule out any of the ones mentioned above? Or am I going to have to wait for a flower?

Cheers

jox

[Evil Genius]

I know no Haageocereus that has hooks. Cochemia Halei is now Mammillaria Halei but i think it has no hooks either. But i think its going into that direction. Halei is VERY close so its definately closely related to it. Maybe its a variety from Halei or a very close species. Will check my books but i guess under current taxonomy, this would be a Mammillaria. An Escobaria would also be possible as they are related. Good thing is they flower easily.

Edited March 21, 2013 by Evil Genius

[Jox]

Thanks EG, I don't know how I keep getting different information than you but everything I read about Cochemiea halei say it used to be called Mammillaria halei & is now Cochemiea . Anyway I would be stocked if you could find any more info on this one

Cheers

jox

[Evil Genius]

Well yeah, some english still taxonomists treat it as Cochemiea but most german taxonomists placed it under Mammillaria. Flower looks definately diffrent but they are related so i can see what they were thinking. No matter what, it should flower soon and then we´ll know.