Echinopsis sp.?

[jnspire]

Hey folks!
Longtime member here. But, I have been away from the forum for a long time (more on that here: https://cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47767)

I recently picked up this cute clump of cacti at a roadside stand in South Florida.
The woman who sold it only spoke Spanish and my friend and I speak English with a little broken Spanish.
So, we couldn't identify from her the species. I am thinking it may be an Echinopsis. But, I'm not sure.
I looked through all 14 pages of Echinopsis species on the CactiGuide site. I checked into many others too.

For size reference, this plant is in a 4" round nursery pot.

What do you think?

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[anttisepp]

Beautiful E. calochlora. Only this species has very characteristic lettuce green body.

[jnspire]

Thank you anttisepp!

That was one of the species I was thinking too.
This does have a very curious color. I was so taken by it that I had to have it. Ha!

It is quite unusual looking. The lighting in my photos doesn't do it justice.
The weather is pouring rain here. So, I can't get a good sunlit photo.

I'll tag this guy for calochlora now!

Jer.

[fanaticactus]

It has amazing, very large white nocturnal flowers. Mine reliably flowers every summer. And I've never seen any pests on it.

[DaveW]

Botany: calochlora Meaning: From the Greek kallos (beauty) and chloros (green) = beautiful green.

Harsh strong sunlight is not always the best photographic light since it produces harsh contrasty shadows. The best natural photographic lighting is supposed to be the sun lightly veiled with white cloud acting like a diffuser. If not you can use a diffuser between plant and sun to cut contrast.

https://heatherangelphotography.co.uk/d ... sed-light/

https://visualwilderness.com/fieldwork/ ... e%20evenly.