Are Eulychnia acida & Trichocereus chilensis the same cactus?
I don't really expect anyone to be able to answer this, but they look the same to me ...mostly.
They also share the same mistletoe, It only infects these 2 cacti, and it affects them at the cellular level. See some great pic's and discussion of the mistletoe at the link below, or further down the index of this section. So therefore they must be very similar at the genetic level, otherwise the mistletoe would infect all the trich family.
Are Eulychnia acida & Trichocereus chilensis the same cactus?
I don't really expect anyone to be able to answer this, but they look the same to me ...mostly.
They also share the same mistletoe, It only infects these 2 cacti, and it affects them at the cellular level. See some great pic's and discussion of the mistletoe at the link below, or further down the index of this section. So therefore they must be very similar at the genetic level, otherwise the mistletoe would infect all the trich family.
http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=39011
Both cacti are valued for their edible fruit too.
Eulychnia acida
Trichocereus chilensis
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