If you have a cactus plant and need help identifying it, this is the place to post it.
pone
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by pone Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:09 am
I have a feeling the original owner pulled off the needles, which makes identification a little harder.
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7george
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by 7george Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:50 am
pone wrote: ↑ Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:09 am
I have a feeling the original owner pulled off the needles, which makes identification a little harder.
Safety first!
My guess is
Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii . But this can be also just stunted
A. subulata .
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
pone
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by pone Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:57 am
7george wrote: ↑ Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:50 am pone wrote: ↑ Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:09 am
I have a feeling the original owner pulled off the needles, which makes identification a little harder.
Safety first!
My guess is
Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii . But this can be also just stunted
A. subulata .
I think you are on the right track with Austrocylindropuntia, but mine has big bulbs growing out of it. I am attaching another photo here.
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pone
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by pone Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:08 am
7george wrote: ↑ Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:50 am
Safety first!
My guess is
Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii . But this can be also just stunted
A. subulata .
How about Austrocylindropuntia subulata "monstrosa" ?
7george
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by 7george Mon Apr 12, 2021 2:41 pm
pone wrote: ↑ Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:08 am 7george wrote: ↑ Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:50 am
Safety first!
My guess is
Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii . But this can be also just stunted
A. subulata .
How about Austrocylindropuntia subulata "monstrosa" ?
I am OK with any name you like for those dwarfs...
Founded even another match for them: Austrocylindropuntia subulata 'Gumby' (??)
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
pone
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by pone Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:27 pm
It looks like "Gumby" is the correct subvariety.
My guess is Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii . But this can be also just stunted A. subulata.
Founded even another match for them: Austrocylindropuntia subulata 'Gumby' (??)