definitely looks like a Stetsonia with those central spines

Steve-0 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:12 pm Yeah...it sure looks more like Chain Cholla fruit than what I guessed at.

that was my first thought as well!

Glad I could help!

Rogerse wrote: ↑Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:28 pm looks like the second image might be a Harrisia matinii from what I can tell

martinii**

looks like the second image might be a Harrisia martinii from what I can tell

Thank you all for the help! definitely thinking it was an M. matudae after doing a little deeper digging and comparing it to my cactus.

MikeInOz wrote: ↑Wed Nov 18, 2020 1:57 am My money's on Mamm matudae.

That looks super similar too I'm on the fence between that one and the M. elegans ill have to look and research a little more into both and their distinguishing characteristics to try to splice it out! Thankyou!

greenknight wrote: ↑Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:07 am Flowers would help nail it down - M. elegans blooms late winter/early spring, while M. rhodantha blooms repeatedly throughout the growing season.

Looks more like elegans to me, too.

lol now I just have to let it flower hopefully this season will be the first!!

teo wrote: ↑Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:43 pm Also similar to M. elegans, see: https://cactiguide.com/cactus/?uname2=M ... %20collina

thankyou, Teo it does seem to be more simillar to the M. elegans than the Rhodantha mainly because it only has a single central spine protruding from the areole rather than 4.

Thank you christ_hears! this has been nagging me for so long!

Hey everyone! This is my first request for a cactus ID. I got this cactus about a year ago and can't find any name for it on the internet. It's about 4 inches tall and 1.5 inches in diameter. It has 21 radial spines with a single spine in the center that bends upward usually. I think it might be som...