Help with "opuntia"?" I.D.

CHADDYBIGGUMS · Post by **CHADDYBIGGUMS** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:18 am

Went to a local plant sale and bought this for $3 among other things. The lady seemed to like island and tropical cacti if that helps with the I.D. I think she was talking about the cayman islands and/or hawaii?

TexasPricklyPiglet · Post by **TexasPricklyPiglet** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:26 am

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greenknight · Post by **greenknight** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:23 am

How big is that? If it's small, it could be the same as one I've got - which I've been unable to identify.

CHADDYBIGGUMS · Post by **CHADDYBIGGUMS** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:35 pm

It's pretty sizable, almost a foot tall at best. There are several smaller ones in the pot with it that you can see in the picture, does yours look like them by chance?

greenknight · Post by **greenknight** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:21 pm

Not a lot bigger - mine is about 8" tall. I bought it as a small start, kept it in pretty small pots, I don't know how big it will get. See for yourself - there's a definite resemblance:

CHADDYBIGGUMS · Post by **CHADDYBIGGUMS** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:47 pm

Id say they are pretty similar if not the same! Hopefully someone can chime in!

greenknight · Post by **greenknight** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:13 am

I posted pictures of mine here over a year ago, and I'm still waiting for that to happen. Hope springs eternal...

CHADDYBIGGUMS · Post by **CHADDYBIGGUMS** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:39 pm

Haha that it is! I'll post on my cactus society's facebook page and see if anyone can help us out!

gehcole · Post by **gehcole** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 4:43 pm

These look similar but are rather small. Though might be the same.

: Opuntia Subdulata Monstruosa 2 (Small).JPG (92.81 KiB) Viewed 1536 times

: Opuntia Subdulata Monstruosa 1 (Small).jpg (87.07 KiB) Viewed 1536 times

greenknight · Post by **greenknight** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 6:22 am

There are resemblances, but Opuntia subulata (syn. Austrocylindropuntia subulata) has large, persistent leaves, and the stems remain cylindrical. One the ones we have here, the stems at the base are cylindrical but become flattened higher on the plant, the leaves are very small and don't persist - a strange mix of characteristics.

Thanks for trying, anyway.

cactidan · Post by **cactidan** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 10:51 am

Try having a look at some consolea species.

greenknight · Post by **greenknight** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 1:41 pm

cactidan wrote:Try having a look at some consolea species.

That would fit the tropical island cactus description, but I can't find any close matches there either - though there are, again, resemblances to certain features.

The same goes for Tacinga.

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