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Discussion in 'Cacti and Succulents' started by MatejCurl, Aug 24, 2009.

  1. MatejCurl

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    This is cactus that i want to ID...
     

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    I think its some kind of ferocactus but im not sure...
     
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    mandarin Active Member 10 Years

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    No, it is not a Ferocactus. I am not sure of what it is, but it could be a Coleocephalocereus goebelianus, they look like that and they have been grown in large numbers.
     
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    My first thought was Ferocactus. Hard to say which one, though.
     
  5. MatejCurl

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    I think mandarin is right,it has the same spines,im 99% sure that it is Coleocephalocereus goebelianus.Does enybody now how old they must be to flower and their light requirements?Zhank you mandarin...
     
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    mandarin Active Member 10 Years

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    It is one of the cacti that grows a cephalium, but on the side. Mine is 20-25 cm tall but has not started on the cephalium yet. I am afraid I don't know how old they must be before that happens. Another similarity to Melocactus is that it doesn't like low temperatures, escpecially not in combination with water. I have not tested that much, mine is still alive.

    I keep my plant in a spot where it recieves direct light for only a few hours a day, mainly because I have nowhere else to put it. I was afraid that it should be etioliated, but it has been doing well so far.
     
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    I have a new one,this time it is mammillaria but i dont now wich one.I hope you can help me with this one...
     

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    mandarin Active Member 10 Years

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    The picture is not detailed enough, at least not for me. Does it have hooked spines?
     
  9. MatejCurl

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    I dont have camera,so i took this picture from internet site of company that i bought this cactus from.Unfortunately i cant get better picture.Spines are like those that i drawed and a whole plant is light green color.I hope this helps...
     

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    I am definitely not an expert on Mammillaria, I recognize about two dozens of the several hundred varieties, and from such a small picture ... M. duoformis? erythrosperma? fittkaui?

    What is really frustrating is that I once had a plant like that, but I have not recorded the name. Are the tubercles soft and flexible?
     
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    Yes tubercles are flexible.Hooked spines are ligt brown color,and those around it are white.The spaces betwen tubercles are very light green,almost white...
     

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