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2013/12/14 00:37:37
Subject: What Is This Cactus?
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Tunneling Trygon
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
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Can anyone identify this cactus for me? A friend is doing a biology project, and I'm trying to help her identify this cactus. So far, I am not having any luck.
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2013/12/14 00:43:13
Subject: What Is This Cactus?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Don't quote me on this, but I think it's a cactus.
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2013/12/14 00:45:17
Subject: What Is This Cactus?
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Tunneling Trygon
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
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2013/12/14 00:50:07
Subject: Re:What Is This Cactus?
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Fresh-Faced New User
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Does it hurt when you touch it?
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2013/12/14 01:19:51
Subject: Re:What Is This Cactus?
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Sadistic Inquisitorial Excruciator
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It is actually kinda hard to ID things without knowledge of the native range. You also don't have anything for scale in the pic, so that makes any ID via photo very difficult too. Finally its hard to tell if the plant is growing oddly because its potted, i.e. is it half dead? Are those two long, flopped over arms growing weird due to light/nutrient/water being different from its native environment?
So, those disclaimers out of the way, this is my guess:
Echinopsis thelegona
http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Echinopsis&species=thelegona
You should account for the variables I mention at the top of the post (as much as possible), and check out this cool ID guide, which starts here:
http://cactiguide.com/habitsearch/
Hope that helps!
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2013/12/14 01:51:14
Subject: What Is This Cactus?
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Tunneling Trygon
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
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I have absolutely no idea! The photos were taken by aforementioned friend, and she didn't give an awful lot of background. When she comes back, I'll let you know! Thanks.
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2013/12/14 02:42:33
Subject: What Is This Cactus?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Does it have pointy needles?
If so it could be a cactus.
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2013/12/15 08:22:06
Subject: What Is This Cactus?
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Wrathful Warlord Titan Commander
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Looks like some sort of plant to me....?
Yeah definitely a plant.
If its on a middle aged couples window cill then its a Cactus......or a draft excluder.
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