Unknown cactus ID

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AydenDuarte
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Unknown cactus ID

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Anyone know what the ID of this cactus might be?
The plant tag only says "Cactus", sooo helpful :roll:
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greenknight
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Re: Unknown cactus ID

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Melocactus, looks like.
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teo
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Re: Unknown cactus ID

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Yes, probably a Melocactus - but also looks a bit like a small Echinopsis pasacana
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AydenDuarte
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Re: Unknown cactus ID

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greenknight wrote:Melocactus, looks like.
would u happen to know which melocactus specifically?
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Aiko
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Re: Unknown cactus ID

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Not convinced it would be Melocactus. Although it could be. I would put my money on it being a Trichocereus. Time (and the cephalium) might tell...
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greenknight
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Re: Unknown cactus ID

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They're hard to identify when young, and I'm not even sure it is a Melocactus - Teo and Aiko are right, it could also be an Echinopsis/Trichocereus. In a few years you might be able to get a solid ID.
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Re: Unknown cactus ID

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Maybe even a Soehrensia of the S. formosa type, but time will tell.

http://www.cacti.co.nz/library/soehrens ... osarioana/
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