Gymnocalycium, Echinopsis and "Eulychnia"

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Gymnocalycium, Echinopsis and "Eulychnia"

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A mystery Gymnocalycium that I purchased off another collector, that was tagged G siggezianum.

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Unknown Echinopsis?

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I previously asked about this here. The seeds were sold to me as "Eulychnia species", but the pictured mother plant is apparently wrong. I now have some actual seedlings however and what I've got looks even less Eulychnia-like. I'd say Echinopsis, but the mother plant's flowers are really wrong for that.

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Re: Gymnocalycium, Echinopsis and "Eulychnia"

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Lobivia schieliana, is the red-flowered plant.
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For the "Eulychnia", what do people think of Echinopsis cephalomcacrostibas? The image in the guide looks pretty similar and elsewhere I've managed to find a picture of the flowers, which are very tubular. The only issue is the flower colour.

It makes me think that E cephalomcacrostibas may be one of those very under researched cacti that should be in a different genus.
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Re: Gymnocalycium, Echinopsis and "Eulychnia"

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The first one looks like one misread or a mislabeled Gymnocalycium sutterianum or G. sigelianum, that are pretty much variants of Gymnocalycium capillaense by my opinion.

I also have some similar mystery plants.
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Re: Gymnocalycium, Echinopsis and "Eulychnia"

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7george wrote: Sun Jan 30, 2022 1:53 am The first one looks like one misread or a mislabeled Gymnocalycium sutterianum or G. sigelianum, that are pretty much variants of Gymnocalycium capillaense by my opinion.

I also have some similar mystery plants.
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That certains looks right to me.

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