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Florida Keys Trunking Cactus
Florida Keys Trunking Cactus
Any ideas? Obviously not native to Florida, but thriving in this front yard.
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greenknight
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Re: Florida Keys Trunking Cactus
Why not native to Florida? This could be Consolea corallicola, native to Florida and critically endangered - hard to see from this picture. Nice find!
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greenknight
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Re: Florida Keys Trunking Cactus
It would be great if it were a corallicola, and I gave that species a very hard look. Sadly, I don't think so.
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Re: Florida Keys Trunking Cactus
I just snatched up a sizeable corallicola a few weeks ago for $10 here in Tucson. Double checked the plant I got with a couple experts on the genus and turns out the ID is correct. I'll post a picture soon!greenknight wrote:It would be great if it were a corallicola, and I gave that species a very hard look. Sadly, I don't think so.
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Re: Florida Keys Trunking Cactus
I have rooted a little specimen from the plant in the first picture, and another from another similar plant (see http://cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38875). I don't know which is which, but I believe one is corallicola. Or...?