Columnar id

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ElieEstephane
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Columnar id

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Last unidentified columnar from this year. Any pointers to the genus are greatly appreciated! Species is not necessary. If i know the genus i'll do my research. Could be a Pilosocereus chrysacanthus but doesnt feel very Pilosocereus-y and spines are not as dense :-k
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
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stefan m.

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The brownish bit in the center spines. Espotoa or cleistocactus.
Ribs and stem a sorta different from pilosocereus.
What about spine sharpness?
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Espostoa! Looks very similar to espostoa guenerthii.
Thanks stefan.
I should have figured this out earlier since i had an espostoa guenerthii a couple of years back labelled as vatricana guenerthii #-o
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a) :mrgreen:
stefan m.

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Classification is messy. Always will be.
But yeah, it does look like a white-spined es.guentheri.
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