Some help would be appreciated

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outplayed
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Some help would be appreciated

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I found these Three at a shop in Saudi Arabia

First one:
Length: 16"


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Second one:
Length: 4"to 14"



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Third one:
Length: This one was very tall, although not in very good health 30"+



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Kamos
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#1 Myrtillocactus geometrazens
#2 Pachycereus marginatas
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hegar
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I agree on those first two with Kamos:

1. M. geometrizans
2. P. marginatus

Both are large, columnar, fast-growing cacti.

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SnowFella
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Wouldn't call M. geometrizans columnar, mine's more of a bush than straight up stem ;)
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I suppose you could call mature M. geometrizans both columnar and bushy. I think ramose would be the better term:-

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The last one looks like Acanthocereus tetragonus.
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