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Could I have some help IDing a cactus?
Posted: Sun May 29, 2022 3:02 pm
by jesslikescacti
So I got this cactus a few months ago, and haven't been able to identify it. While this probably isn't a very helpful lead, it looks vaguely similar to some of the ones I have that are echinopsis, so maybe? Sorry, I'm fairly new to this and am not good at identifying cacti.
Thanks in advance!
Re: Could I have some help IDing a cactus?
Posted: Sun May 29, 2022 5:00 pm
by 7george
Looks like a Ferocactus with short spines.
Re: Could I have some help IDing a cactus?
Posted: Sun May 29, 2022 5:38 pm
by Tom in Tucson
Yes a Ferocactus, maybe F. pottsii
Re: Could I have some help IDing a cactus?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 1:22 am
by greenknight
F. pottsii doesn't have hooked spines, which this one is beginning to produce.
Young Ferocacti can be hard to identify because the juvenile spines don't display the full characteristics of the mature ones. Give it plenty of sun and in a couple years you might be able to pin down the species. It does look like a Ferocactus, though.
Re: Could I have some help IDing a cactus?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 12:38 pm
by jesslikescacti
Ok, thanks!!