PlantFiles Pictures: Dog-Tail Cactus, Pitaya de Tortuga (Selenicereus testudo), 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Hello, Chuck. I just replied to the dmail that you sent me. I had this plant for several years. It started out as a small plant (see picture below). I believe it was labeled "rat's tail" or something like that. Eventually, it grew quite large and sent up three-side thorny stalks in addition to the many four-sided ones. I did miss the opening of this flower, but this was the picture of the flower bud. This plant was covered in painful spines so I did not take it with me when I moved.

I too am interested in protecting the identification of all plants in general. I think I verified it's identity before I posted it. I'll see if I can find a link to another site which has a similar plant to my former plant.