3 Unlabeled Cacti... Please help identify

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Brommelhorst
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3 Unlabeled Cacti... Please help identify

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Hello all!!! I was wondering if anyone could help me identify three cacti that were unlabeled at my local nursery. I am new to having cacti and I would really like to know what types these are.

This first cactus is 1 1/4" tall and about 2" in diameter.
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This next one looks very unhealthy, but I am trying to bring it back to life. It's 3 1/2" tall and about 3/4" in diameter.
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I am pretty sure that this last one is a Golden Barrel Cactus, but I just want to make sure. It is 4" tall and about 3" in diameter.
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Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Re: 3 Unlabeled Cacti... Please help identify

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The third one looks to me like Mammillaria rhodantha, but I'm not sure.
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Re: 3 Unlabeled Cacti... Please help identify

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#2 - Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata
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Kamos wrote:The third one looks to me like Mammillaria rhodantha, but I'm not sure.
It's definitely in the Mammilla Genus. I think you're right with Rhodantha too. It's hard to tell though. Thank you very much!!!!
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teo wrote:#2 - Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata
Thank you very much Teo!!! Out of these three I needed identified, this was the hardest for me to even guess at. This cactus has a lot of different growth patterns and it was hard to look through pictures to see what it could be.
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Anyone have any clue on what the first one is?
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I would guess a Parodia for #1
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The first one resembles my Parodia conccina, but I'm not sure the spines at correct for this genus.
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I mean, I'm not sure about the spines just because I don't know anything about spines morphology, but Teo proposed Parodia, so they must be correct and P. Conccina is a good guess
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