Column seedling

nona · Post by **nona** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 4:01 am

I picked up 2 specimens of the same species (as far as I can tell). The first photo is the larger specimen and looks like it has begun to grow for the season. The second is the smaller which I put next to known seedlings for comparison.

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snarfie · Post by **snarfie** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 6:32 pm

i once had one named, and it was something with nivalis i think

nona · Post by **nona** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:15 am

snarfie wrote:i once had one named, and it was something with nivalis i think

Thanks. I googled the name but couldn't find anything that matched.

The whiteness and density of the juvenile spines makes me wonder whether it may be
an Espostoa.

greenknight · Post by **greenknight** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 10:34 am

Espostoa crossed my mind, too - just not sure.

oldcat61 · Post by **oldcat61** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 11:44 am

Hard to tell when small but it resembles one I have that came labeled Micranthocereus estevesii. Sue

nona · Post by **nona** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:11 am

oldcat61 wrote:Hard to tell when small but it resembles one I have that came labeled Micranthocereus estevesii. Sue

That would have been a nice catch but alas Micranthocereus estevesii is almost certainly non-existent in my locale.

oldcat61 · Post by **oldcat61** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:14 am

Thanks to Minime8484, I now know mine is mislabeled. Wish Altman's was more reliable. Sue

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