red spine/green spine

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jamesfe
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red spine/green spine

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I like the colorful spines. Not sure on the ID's. Any suggestions.

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Red spine could be Polaskia chichipe. Crazy long spines on yours!
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The second one looks like an Austrocylindropuntia Subulata. The bottom of the photo shows some monstrose growth, so if I had to guess I would say that part of your plant started growing normally again.

And the green spines are actually leaves, this is one of the few cacti that produces long lasting leaves.
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:shock: WOW! Love the spines on that first one... :P
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great looking spines! I too think the second one is a. subulata, the first one I don't know or recognize
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