An Echinopsis, a possible Pilosocereus, and maybe an Eriosyce?

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An Echinopsis, a possible Pilosocereus, and maybe an Eriosyce?

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I got this three days ago:

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I thought this might be Pilosocereus gounellei , but I'm less and less confident it is:

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I did have the name of this, but the name rubbed off the takeaway container the seedling was in. I think it's an Eriosyce:

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I think the last one is a Gymnocalycium
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A_G_R wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 3:21 am I think the last one is a Gymnocalycium
I guess it does look a bit like one, but this seedling is from my first batch of seedlings, and I'm pretty sure there was no Gymnocalyciums there.

Edit: Also the purple isn't blush. It has been that colour even under grow lights.
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Echinopsis terscheckii ?

Second one looks like some Espostoa or Oreocereus...
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As for the purple one, stray seeds have a way of getting around. I planted some Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus seed from a generally reliable vendor, and one of the seedlings appears to be a Lobivia (and it's a much faster grower). Don't assume that it has to be something you intended to plant.
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greenknight wrote: Sun Mar 27, 2022 5:01 am As for the purple one, stray seeds have a way of getting around. I planted some Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus seed from a generally reliable vendor, and one of the seedlings appears to be a Lobivia (and it's a much faster grower). Don't assume that it has to be something you intended to plant.
I had four seedlings like it. Only two left and the other is slightly smaller.
7george wrote: Sat Mar 26, 2022 5:50 pm Echinopsis terscheckii ?

Second one looks like some Espostoa or Oreocereus...
I didn't think E terscheckii flowered when that small given how big they get.
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Definitely not a Pilosocereus gounellei
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I didn't think E terscheckii flowered when that small given how big they get.
Just a suggestion: flowers match and sometimes cuttings can bring flowers quite early.

Regarding the 3rd cactus for ID, I also thing this can be some Gymnocalycium, like G. spegazzinii, many others are purple at direct sun. Do you have a suggestion of Eriosyce with depressed spines like those above?
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7george wrote: Sun Mar 27, 2022 2:05 pm
I didn't think E terscheckii flowered when that small given how big they get.
Just a suggestion: flowers match and sometimes cuttings can bring flowers quite early.

Regarding the 3rd cactus for ID, I also thing this can be some Gymnocalycium, like G. spegazzinii, many others are purple at direct sun. Do you have a suggestion of Eriosyce with depressed spines like those above?
It's not sun blush. It has always been that colour, even when they started under grow lights.
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A_G_R wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 3:21 am I think the last one is a Gymnocalycium
I have a Gymnocalycium striglianum which is smaller than yours but the color has always had this dark purplish appearance. A possibility for yours?
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fanaticactus wrote: Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:51 am
A_G_R wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 3:21 am I think the last one is a Gymnocalycium
I have a Gymnocalycium striglianum which is smaller than yours but the color has always had this dark purplish appearance. A possibility for yours?
Certainly seems possible.
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