Help identifying this red headed cactus

Pelvis_Resley · Post by **Pelvis_Resley** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:07 am

I recently was given this small cactus as a present and would like to know what kind it is.

Thanks for your help.

Post by **daiv** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:13 am

Hi, You've actually got two cacti there. The top red part is a Gymnocalycium mihanovichii that is lacking chlorophyll and therefore cannot survive on it's own and so it is grafted onto the lower which is probably a Hylocereus of some sort. The all red Gymnocalycium mihanovichii is extremely popular and is also sold in Yellow sometimes. Here is what they look like otherwise.
http://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus ... hanovichii