two Ferocactus?

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:27 pm

Hi,

Two pretty Ferocactus I think.

1. This one had a label, F pottsii, but I don't think so. Looks more like emoryi rectispinus. What do you think.

2. This had no label, looks like it could be F pottsii.

Thanks Mike

MichaelCactus · Post by **MichaelCactus** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:49 am

I think the spines on the 1st one are aboslutely awsome!
I picked up a glauceseans(Defintely spell check) the other day, great ones Mike.

Filord · Post by **Filord** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:47 pm

I agree with your ID Mike
1. F. emoryi rectispinus
2. definitelly F. pottsii

Nice healthy plants!

céline · Post by **céline** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:51 am

MichaelCactus wrote: I picked up a glauceseans(Defintely spell check)

... glaucescens

I have one with no spines, it's very pleasant (especially for my fingers!) when I handle it

Lewis_cacti · Post by **Lewis_cacti** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:03 am

a spineless form? that i want to see, have you got any pictures of it?

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:42 am

here ya go Lewis:

Ferocactus glaucescens inermis

Lewis_cacti · Post by **Lewis_cacti** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:49 am

Woa, cool, thats something i haven't seen before.

does it flower like a normal plant? is it a cultivar/mutation or just a chance seedling that happens to germinate and lack spines?
'inermis' is that some form of mutation like a monstrose plant?

cactusbutt · Post by **cactusbutt** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:55 am

Darryl,nice plant
wish I could get mine to offset

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:05 am

Lewis; It is my understanding that *inermis* means spineless or very lacking in spines.

Yes, flowers like normal. If you look closely at the top, you can see the red/pink flower buds starting, it's alot further along now. They are very noticeable as of today (that was back when i got it in November) must have 20-25 buds up there

I'd link you to Tony's plant in flower, but his pic seems to be missing.

Not sure if it's a cultivar or not, but i'd suspect so...?

Bob; Thanks, but can't take credit, boutgh it like that. but it's still offsetting now, so i'm doing Ok with it

Lewis_cacti · Post by **Lewis_cacti** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:11 am

okay, thanks.

here we go:

http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/FEROCA ... _nudum.htm
also known as '-forma nuda'. sure looks cool.
good ol' cactus art.biz, i think this has every unusual cactus.

MichaelCactus · Post by **MichaelCactus** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:42 am

Wow CC thats pretty cool! It looks very big aswell. I want one now, but i seriously want one

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:04 pm

I agree with filford's id's Mike.
Sorry Darryl, I've been cleaning out my photobucket albums,

Heres a shot of mine last year. Its totaly loading up this year too.

MichaelCactus · Post by **MichaelCactus** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:47 am

No need to show off or anything guys... ahh sometimes i wish i lived in America. Easy to access cheap rare plants.

ariskal · Post by **ariskal** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:36 pm

hello
i agree
1. F. emoryi rectispinus
2. F. pottsii

i have one who looks like F.pottsi-alamosanus but the spines have the shape and the color of F.histrix
the color of the cactus is like f.glaucescens.
hybrid?

do you know th sp?
thanks a lot

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:26 pm

ariskal,

If my F. pottsii var. alamosanus is ID'd correctly, it looks nothing like your plant. More ribs, darker green and has long redish/pinkish cetral spines, similar to the F. emoryi var. rectuspinus above.
(hrrrm, actually...is there a F. alamosanus var. pottsii??)

On your plant, The spines seem to protrude outwards, where as Mike's F. pottsii seem to sit flat, closer to the plant. Although both plants have 13 ribs and are very similar in color...so maybe the spine variation is just growing conditions and it's a F. pottsii.

my n00b 2 cents

EDIT: ok, well after a little search, mine is F. alamosanus v. pottsii. But actually looks more like just F. alamosanus...

I'm alittle confused now and might just have confused you too...sorry.