New Cactus Identification

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Michael08
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New Cactus Identification

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Hi all,

I recently acquired a few new cacti and was wondering if anyone could help me out with identification.

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Unknown 2
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Unknown 3
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Unknown 4
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Unknown 5
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Unknown 6
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Unknown 7
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Thank you for your time in looking through these!
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pins&needles13
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Re: New Cactus Identification

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1.Espostoa sp?
2.Mammillaria backebergiana
3.Mammillaria spinosissima
4.Mammillaria sp
5.Gymnocalycium sp?
6.Mammillaria sp
7.mammillaria sp
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5 is g. Baldianum. Easy flowerer i think, because i've had it flowering last year
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Steve Johnson
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Unknown #1 looks like it could be a young Espostoa lanata. I agree with snarfie on #5 -- Gymno baldianum.
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Re: New Cactus Identification

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#4 probably Mammillaria parkinsonii
#6 cultivar of M. spinosissima, similar to 'Un Pico' but a little off.
#7 might be M. columbiana, not sure about that.
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