Please help me identify my cactus.

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CrazyBuns
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Please help me identify my cactus.

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Hi. I got this cactus for christmas but i am having some trouble identifying it. Its about the size of a fist, with white caps, and red/white spines. Can i have some help identifying it please? Thanks!
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ElieEstephane
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Location: Lebanon (zone 11a)

Re: Please help me identify my cactus.

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Looks like a ferocactus. Which one? Im not sure. It could use a couple of years to show its shape better but maybe F. Stainesii
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a) :mrgreen:
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CrazyBuns
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Re: Please help me identify my cactus.

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Thank you! I googled ferocactus and they look very similar to mine so i'm sure ur right. Thanks again!
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stefan m.
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ferocactus peninsulae var. viscainensis
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