Echinopsis atacamensis vs Trichocereus pasacana

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bzdura
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Echinopsis atacamensis vs Trichocereus pasacana

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hi everybody

new to forum, wanted to say thank you for letting me in and hello to all - how impressive is this forum!!

i'm cactus collector for some years, yet my field of activity is limited to my living room (my wife restriction - won't discuss it here :P )

and... first challenge, i need help: does anybody know if Echinopsis atacamensis is synonymus of Trichocereus pasacana, and any more details about plant - seem quite unpopular online, very little information :(
particularly i wanted to ask about common sizes of those in european houses (especially in london uk :) ) as i'm proud of my own ones size (little competition here :) )
ok, this and that, looking forward to get answers, and happy to help if i can!

spiky day everyone ;)
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Re: Echinopsis atacamensis vs Trichocereus pasacana

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hello and welcome!

e. atacamensis is indeed a synonym of t. pasacana:
http://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus ... tacamensis
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
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Re: Echinopsis atacamensis vs Trichocereus pasacana

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Hi - welcome!
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