what is this cactus?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...e/fbc4f441.jpg
I hope this links works because I had some trouble with it. Anyway. I have had this cactus for a while now and I was just wondering what it is. Thanks in advance for your replies. -Theo |
what is this cactus?
"Theo" wrote in message
... http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...e/fbc4f441.jpg I hope this links works because I had some trouble with it. Anyway. I have had this cactus for a while now and I was just wondering what it is. Thanks in advance for your replies. -Theo If it is a cactus (sometimes Euphorbias can look rather cactus-like) it is probably an Opuntia of some sort. -- John McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA] Return address will not work. Please reply in group or through my website: http://johnmcgaw.com |
what is this cactus?
Its obviously an Opuntioid Cactus of some sort but the stem segments are so
badly etiolated from not receiving enough light its difficult to say which one for sure. If I had to guess (and I do), I would say it is probably Nopalea cochenillifera because of its spineless oblong stem segments. Will only know for sure if and when it blooms. http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plan...nillifera.html Nopalea has been included in Opuntia by some authors but the genus has been reinstated because of the different flowers and pollen morphology. Theo wrote in message ... http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...f886f9734b5735 e/fbc4f441.jpg I hope this links works because I had some trouble with it. Anyway. I have had this cactus for a while now and I was just wondering what it is. Thanks in advance for your replies. -Theo |
what is this cactus?
You can't see it in the picture but the plant is not spineless. It is
sparsely covered with 1"-1.5" needles. "Cereoid-UR12yo" wrote in message .com... Its obviously an Opuntioid Cactus of some sort but the stem segments are so badly etiolated from not receiving enough light its difficult to say which one for sure. If I had to guess (and I do), I would say it is probably Nopalea cochenillifera because of its spineless oblong stem segments. Will only know for sure if and when it blooms. http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plan...nillifera.html Nopalea has been included in Opuntia by some authors but the genus has been reinstated because of the different flowers and pollen morphology. Theo wrote in message ... http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...f886f9734b5735 e/fbc4f441.jpg I hope this links works because I had some trouble with it. Anyway. I have had this cactus for a while now and I was just wondering what it is. Thanks in advance for your replies. -Theo |
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