Opuntia/Tephrocactus lagopus?

[rgiesecke]

I got this one tagged as "Austrocylindropuntia lagopus v aurea", but it looks more like floccosa to me. I know synonyms can get a bit blurry on these, but I was hoping for some input.

O lagopus

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[vlani]

I'd say floccosa. Lagopa is in a separate genus now, not a big surprise.

[phil_SK]

Yes, floccosa. The confusion arose because Rauh and Backeberg got them mixed up and published lots of floccosa forms as lagopus (it's never lagopa, by the way). They are often still labelled as this today.

[DaveW]

See:-

http://tephro.com/%22index.php?option=c ... Itemid=101" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;\"

http://tephro.com/%22index.php?option=c ... Itemid=101" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;\"

[rgiesecke]

Thanks for the replies and links. The side-by-side photos of floccosa and lagopus always seem to show floccosa with white spines, which was part of my initial uncertainty. I also have a small plant recently grafted, which I got as T malyana. I guess I need to change the tag on it to Punotia lagopus.

T malyana

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[DaveW]

I always called the yellow haired plant malyana and thought it was a re-description, therefore synonym, of lagopus?

[iann]

I think of A. floccosa as always having white hairs. Mine certainly do.

[phil_SK]

Some of mine don't!

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