Identification required for cactus

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Gekkie
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Identification required for cactus

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I bought this cactus today. Can someone help to ID it. I don't know but it looks like a Pilosocereus.

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ElieEstephane
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Good ol pilosocereus pachycladus or calcisaxicolus. It should branch out soon
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
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Gekkie
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Re: Identification required for cactus

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Thank you. A close-up of the thorns
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Re: Identification required for cactus

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These are highly variable so i'd confirm the species from botanical descriptions.
Watch those spines though, they are pretty sharp!
All the ones i've seen in this size where much skinnier and i thought that's the norm. How wide would you estimate the stem to be?
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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