Re: Could anyone help with identifying this please?

AlanW · Post by **AlanW** » Sat Apr 15, 2017 6:20 pm

Is this Espostoa lanata please?

greenknight · Post by **greenknight** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 3:23 am

Maybe Espostoa melanostele.

AlanW · Post by **AlanW** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:39 am

Having looked at the spines again Spence I think you're right. Thanks a lot

AlanW · Post by **AlanW** » Wed May 24, 2017 9:36 pm

This was suggested to be Espostoa melanostele but I have been looking at various images & I now believe it could be Oreocereus celsianus. Does anyone agree with this? Any opinion would be appreciated.

esp_imaging · Post by **esp_imaging** » Wed May 24, 2017 11:18 pm

No, it's not Oreocereus. Espostoa spines are thin, yellow and needle-like, Oreocereus more red and stouter.

AlanW · Post by **AlanW** » Thu May 25, 2017 9:49 am

Thank you esp_imaging. Good point.

Brontosaurus · Post by **Brontosaurus** » Thu May 25, 2017 4:22 pm

greenknight wrote:Maybe Espostoa melanostele.

How can you tell the difference between E. melanostele and E. lanata?

greenknight · Post by **greenknight** » Fri May 26, 2017 4:25 am

The yellow spines mark it as melanostele, lanata spines are darker - they're otherwise pretty similar.