A few cacti I.D's one is about to flower, thanks

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jokefox
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A few cacti I.D's one is about to flower, thanks

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^^^^^ 1 that one is all the same cacti

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4 i think its a blue myrtle

if anyone one has close enough to the exact name let me know please , i can also take more pictures if i need to , thanks guys
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last one is myrtillocactus geometrizans
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1) Lobivia (Echinopsis)....
2) Mammillaria melanocentra
3) Mammillaria colombiana

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are you guys for sure about the first one

the lobivia
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jokefox wrote:are you guys for sure about the first one

the lobivia
Yes. If you can get a snap of the open flower we might be able to suggest a species.
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heres today ,
ive never seen a cacti flower so i have no clue
how much longer,
ill post another picture when and if it opens all
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I'm thinking ancistrophora
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
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Post by Neal »

I think the 2nd Mammillaria (#3?) is probably M. muehlenpfordtii.
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