zetetic Posted September 5, 2003 firstly i havent been here for some time and its great to see the community thriving... i gained a lot of my inital information from here it is a great place... i have now been caring for my pedro for two years but over that time i have been told that it is not a pedro but another kind of cacti and other people have told me that it is a rare kind of pedro... anyway i though it about time to ask the experts please look at the pictures and let me know what you think... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daevorn Posted September 5, 2003 im probably wrong but looks like a t.scop. daevorn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramon Posted September 6, 2003 I'd bet it was a scopulicolis as well. I think that they are generally reffered to as San Pedro's as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t st tantra Posted September 7, 2003 your plant should be of good activity. scopicolus usually have 5 ribs,and 4 ribbed plants are concidered sacred by some peoples who call them '4 winds' after the points of the compass. t s t . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M S Smith Posted September 8, 2003 Yeap, T. scopulicola. Not known as a San Pedro, but carries equivalent alkaloid concentrations. The four ribs are not at all an uncommon phenomena in T. scopulicola. It appears that only T. pachanoi is considered special as a cactus of the "four winds," and not T. scopulicola. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zetetic Posted September 8, 2003 thankyou all very much for the info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mescalito Posted September 9, 2003 You LUCKY,LUCKY bastard "may the four winds be with you" Luverly spessy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gomaos Posted September 9, 2003 Isn't it funny how the first pic, taken from the top, looks so very similar to a peyote... first impression anyway... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mescalito Posted September 10, 2003 I was wondering what was originally in the 'baggie' next to it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zetetic Posted September 15, 2003 mescalito:I was wondering what was originally in the 'baggie' next to it well its not a baggy it is a piece of the original cement pot that it was in, we had to smash it to get the cacti out nicely and that piece had something written on it worth keeping so thats what it is some good news it has just sprouted two pups at the base... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
