Eriosyce villosa?
Eriosyce villosa?
The name I wrote on the takeaway container faded.
I could make out the genus name definitely started with E and the species name looked like it started with V (or maybe W). It looked like it said villosa.
My thought is E villosa var. laniceps, which has curly spines like this
Re: Eriosyce villosa?
Not an Eriosyce, it looks like a Mammillaria? A bit like a long spined M. crinita? The flowers will prove it is not an Eriosyce since it is large enough to flower.
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Re: Eriosyce villosa?
This looks very similar to my Stenocactus lloydii seedlings, so maybe the E stands for Echinofossulocactus?
Growing mostly under LED lights, in northern latitudes. Especially interested in stem succulents and caudiciforms. Dreaming of my first greenhouse.
Re: Eriosyce villosa?
That's a 66mm pot (2.5"?). Are you sure that's big enough to flower?
So possibly labelled as Echinofossulocactus vaupelianus i.e. Stenocactus vaupelianus.eulaspiegel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 1:26 pm This looks very similar to my Stenocactus lloydii seedlings, so maybe the E stands for Echinofossulocactus?
It does have the fine white spines I can see in the pictures. I don't see any photos with wavy central spines however.
I assume in Stenocereus seedlings, they start out tubercle-like and then develop ridges? A but like a smaller version of Ferocactus seedlings?
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Yeah the spines seem too long for S. vaupelianus, I just thought the resemblance to my seedlings was uncanny. I have attached a photo so you see what I mean. S. lloydii is also supposed to have almost straight and flat spines when they mature, and my seedlings don't really look like that at all (yet?).Download wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 1:39 pm
It does have the fine white spines I can see in the pictures. I don't see any photos with wavy central spines however.
I assume in Stenocereus seedlings, they start out tubercle-like and then develop ridges? A but like a smaller version of Ferocactus seedlings?
And yes, that seems to be the case for a lot of cacti with ribs, however yours looks like it should be big enough to start to form the ridges, so I really don't know what's going on here. I might also be completely off.
Growing mostly under LED lights, in northern latitudes. Especially interested in stem succulents and caudiciforms. Dreaming of my first greenhouse.
Re: Eriosyce villosa?
I guess I will be waiting until it gets bigger then.eulaspiegel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:20 pmYeah the spines seem too long for S. vaupelianus, I just thought the resemblance to my seedlings was uncanny. I have attached a photo so you see what I mean. S. lloydii is also supposed to have almost straight and flat spines when they mature, and my seedlings don't really look like that at all (yet?).Download wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 1:39 pm
It does have the fine white spines I can see in the pictures. I don't see any photos with wavy central spines however.
I assume in Stenocereus seedlings, they start out tubercle-like and then develop ridges? A but like a smaller version of Ferocactus seedlings?
DSC_0100.JPG
And yes, that seems to be the case for a lot of cacti with ribs, however yours looks like it should be big enough to start to form the ridges, so I really don't know what's going on here. I might also be completely off.
I do hope it's S lloydii. It's a very cool looking cactus.
Re: Eriosyce villosa?
Not grown many Stenocactus from seed and that was decades ago, therefore cannot remember if they were tuberculate initially before forming narrow ribs. Anyway a bit more age on the plant will sort the matter out one way or another.
Re: Eriosyce villosa?
eulaspiegel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:20 pmYeah the spines seem too long for S. vaupelianus, I just thought the resemblance to my seedlings was uncanny. I have attached a photo so you see what I mean. S. lloydii is also supposed to have almost straight and flat spines when they mature, and my seedlings don't really look like that at all (yet?).Download wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 1:39 pm
It does have the fine white spines I can see in the pictures. I don't see any photos with wavy central spines however.
I assume in Stenocereus seedlings, they start out tubercle-like and then develop ridges? A but like a smaller version of Ferocactus seedlings?
DSC_0100.JPG
And yes, that seems to be the case for a lot of cacti with ribs, however yours looks like it should be big enough to start to form the ridges, so I really don't know what's going on here. I might also be completely off.
Seems you were on the money.
Cheers!
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Re: Eriosyce villosa?
Looks like the ribs are starting to form, great
Growing mostly under LED lights, in northern latitudes. Especially interested in stem succulents and caudiciforms. Dreaming of my first greenhouse.
Re: Eriosyce villosa?
Yes, it certainly looks like a Stenocactus in that picture now.