Trichocereus?

78crew · Post by **78crew** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:42 am

Hi there

I need help with this one. I am new to cactusing & thaught it was an organ pipe but believe that was wrong. I got a truckload of clippings & would like to know what it is.

Original plant was about 12' tall

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:48 am

I think this might be a Cereus sp.
Got a pic of the big plant it came from?

For sure, not Organ Pipe. (S. thurberi)

78crew · Post by **78crew** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 3:32 am

I googled the name Cereus & it looks like the peruvianus looks most like the parent plant.

Excuse my ignorance, I am still learning.... but what exactly is Cerues sp? what is the sp? is that short for something? There are soooo many different plants out there I get a little overwhelmed trying to identify them. It makes it hard to get a plant you want when there are 6 different names for 16 different plants.

I don't have a picture of the parent plant but I will get one tomorrow when I go back for more clippings.

Thank you for your help.

martenfisher · Post by **martenfisher** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:10 am

sp is a general abreviation for species. HE thought it was a Cereus of some sort so he said Cereus sp (Species).

The genus cereus is a fun group of plants. They come many mutations and sizes. The fruits are edible as well wich is an added bonus.

martenfisher · Post by **martenfisher** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:12 am

The names never get simpler by the way. I see educated guys going at it all the time about what to call things.

Post by **daiv** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:33 pm

I agree - Cereus "peruvianus" strikes again!

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:17 pm

martenfisher wrote:The names never get simpler by the way. I see educated guys going at it all the time about what to call things.

it's because when Taxonomists get bored they do more research papers and find new names for plants.

78crew · Post by **78crew** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:52 am

I think the fruit gives it away right?

Is this a common cactus?

m4rkz0r · Post by **m4rkz0r** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:32 am

78crew wrote:I think the fruit gives it away right?

Is this a common cactus?

Very common. It's #1 on the top 10 ID requests page.

http://cactiguide.com/most_common/

Post by **daiv** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:19 pm

Fruits or flowers/buds. Buds/flowers/fruits on Echinopsis are hairy or spiny. Cereus flowers are scaly with no hair or spines.

Trichocereus?

Trichocereus?

cereus

parent plant

Re: parent plant