Two new identifications

Mercedes · Post by **Mercedes** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:45 pm

Hello everyone
I am new to this forum,
About two years ago that I fond of the cactus, and have some nameless, today I put two photos. Can you say the name?.
Thank you
Mercedes

Mercedes · Post by **Mercedes** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:25 pm

Nobody knows the name of this cactus?

I put another picture from above of cactus 2.
Mercedes

Post by **daiv** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:37 pm

Hi Mercedes,
I looked at your post earlier, but did not comment. I thought someone else might. These plants seem to be very small columnar species.

This makes ID very hard. Until they get bigger, you probably can't insist on a species.

As a guess, the first could be Pilosocereus gounellei

and the second some sort of Cereus species.

Mercedes · Post by **Mercedes** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:57 pm

Thank Daiv
The first one if it can be Pilosocereus gounellei, but second one I am tired of seeing Cereus and I havent found

, I hope to get luky

Mercedes

iann · Post by **iann** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:12 pm

The first struck me as like Parodia, the second as like Echinocereus, but most probably they are just baby columnars. I can't even tell columnars apart when they are big

Mercedes · Post by **Mercedes** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:36 pm

Hello Iann,
I have searched Parodias and I havent found some similar. The second if it could been echinocereus coccinea. I will wait grow. Thank.

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:56 pm

I can see the resemblance for the second one to Echinocereus, but it is definitely not Echinocereus coccineus. Both plants look like young columnars to me. I wish there were more certain ways to ID some of these juvenile plants.

peterb

Mercedes · Post by **Mercedes** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:22 pm

I adree with you Peter, it is dificult recognize some young cactus but they are so slow to grow .

Mercedes

Mercedes · Post by **Mercedes** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:25 pm

Sorry

. "agree" not "adree"

Post by **daiv** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:16 pm

Mercedes wrote:Sorry . "agree" not "adree"

You should be able to fix errors in your original post by clicking the "Edit" button.

A very handy feature.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 6:04 pm

how about echinocereus viereckii?

Mercedes · Post by **Mercedes** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:17 pm

I don't know. all Echinocereus viereckii I have seen Internet, they haven't got thorns but look like.

Post by **daiv** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:37 pm

http://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus ... =viereckii

The one without spines is subsp. morricalii.

Mercedes · Post by **Mercedes** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:59 pm

Thanks Daiv

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:36 am

When I look at the pot and the soil, and the fact that you live in Europe, I would guess that this plants are from a mall or equal? If that is the case I would say that the second plant is a "Cactus" dumortierii (Isolatocereus dumortieri) that really need some water. That species is common at the mall, Ikea etc.