Melocactus species ?

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Melocactus species ?

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Hey guys. I picked up this beauty yesterday at the nursery. :) At first I thought the species an azureus due to the tubular form. However, in descriptions of the azureus the spines don't seem to match. I got to searching and perhaps it's a " caroli-linnaei" :?: Hopefully some of our our Melocactus experts can identify what I have. 8)
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Need much larger, better quality pictures for an ID.
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Yes.. this is a melocatus. . Most likely Melocactus zehntneri. Nice mature plant..
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Also can be a Melocactus harlowii or Melocactus curvispinus ssp. koolwijkianus.
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Download wrote: Wed Oct 19, 2022 6:31 am Need much larger, better quality pictures for an ID.
How's this ? :wink:
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mikethecactusguy wrote: Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:14 pm Yes.. this is a melocatus. . Most likely Melocactus zehntneri. Nice mature plant..
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7george wrote: Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:38 pm Also can be a Melocactus harlowii or Melocactus curvispinus ssp. koolwijkianus.
Yeah it can be a bit confusing due to the cylindrical shape. Thanks.
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madkactus wrote: Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:05 pm
Download wrote: Wed Oct 19, 2022 6:31 am Need much larger, better quality pictures for an ID.
How's this ? :wink:
It is still a tiny picture. Please don't scale it down.
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Download wrote: Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:37 am
madkactus wrote: Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:05 pm
Download wrote: Wed Oct 19, 2022 6:31 am Need much larger, better quality pictures for an ID.
How's this ? :wink:
It is still a tiny picture. Please don't scale it down.
Download, I have uploaded photos that were about 490kb to meet the uploading limit of the forum and then noticed the forum reduces them in size even further without my action to less than 100kb. Madkactus is probably not doing anything.
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jerrytheplater wrote: Tue Oct 25, 2022 1:43 pm
Download wrote: Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:37 am
madkactus wrote: Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:05 pm

How's this ? :wink:
It is still a tiny picture. Please don't scale it down.
Download, I have uploaded photos that were about 490kb to meet the uploading limit of the forum and then noticed the forum reduces them in size even further without my action to less than 100kb. Madkactus is probably not doing anything.
Then use an external image host: imgur.com
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Download wrote: Tue Oct 25, 2022 2:38 pm
jerrytheplater wrote: Tue Oct 25, 2022 1:43 pm
Download wrote: Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:37 am

It is still a tiny picture. Please don't scale it down.
Download, I have uploaded photos that were about 490kb to meet the uploading limit of the forum and then noticed the forum reduces them in size even further without my action to less than 100kb. Madkactus is probably not doing anything.
Then use an external image host: imgur.com
I didn't scale it down. I enlarged it here. My editing software is not enlarging the pictures more than this. Perhaps this helps.
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BTY way.. I had no issues with your picture size. looked fine on my computer..
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