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What Species is This Cactus?
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:09 am
by pone
I have a feeling the original owner pulled off the needles, which makes identification a little harder.
Re: What Species is This Cactus?
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:50 am
by 7george
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.
Re: What Species is This Cactus?
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:57 am
by pone
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.
Re: What Species is This Cactus?
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:08 am
by pone
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" ?
Re: What Species is This Cactus?
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 2:41 pm
by 7george
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' (??)
Re: What Species is This Cactus?
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:27 pm
by pone
It looks like "Gumby" is the correct subvariety.