Brain Cactus 'Monstrosus' (Mammillaria elongata)

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promethean_spar Union City, CA Oct 09, 2006

Brain Cactus 'Monstrosus'
Mammillaria elongata

Growing well outdoors (under and eave in the winter) in 9b. Note the 'recovered' finger on the right.

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vossner East Texas, United States(Zone 8a) Oct 09, 2006

I called DH to take a look at this cool plant and his comment was: "that doesn't look like a cactus; that looks like a funnel cake".

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pepper23 KC Metro area, MO(Zone 6a) Oct 09, 2006

LOL vossner, I didn't think of that one. I just thought it actually looked like a brain when I first saw this.

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Oct 10, 2006

This is a ''Crest'' rather than a "Monstrosus". (ie., Mammillaria elongata f. cristate)
ALL, crested cacti are called "Brain Cactus"

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promethean_spar Union City, CA Nov 01, 2006

It's the same plant as in palmbob's photo so I just went with the flow. I was under the impression that 'monstrose' refered to any deformed cacti, including crests.

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Nov 01, 2006

'Monstrose' or 'Monstrosa' or 'Monstruosus' is a contortion or a monster formation of the Ribs.
http://davesgarden.com/terms/go/2329.html

And 'Crest' or Cristate' or 'Cristata' is a fasciation of the Apex.
This photo in the description might be a little misleading, I'll see about fixing that.
http://davesgarden.com/terms/go/1725

It can very rarely be both, but yours and Palmbobs are a 'Cristate' only.


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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Nov 01, 2006

OK, I've fixed the photo under the description...here:
http://davesgarden.com/terms/go/1725

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