Queen of the Night, Andes Organ Pipe, Hedge Cactus (Cereus hildmannianus)

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rntx22 Fox Island, WA(Zone 8b) Nov 06, 2008

Queen of the Night, Andes Organ Pipe, Hedge Cactus
Cereus hildmannianus

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Mar 08, 2011

rntx22,
This is actually a photo of Cereus hildmannianus ssp. uruguayanus instead of Echinopsis pachanoi.
I can tell because of:
the number of ribs;
the thickness and depth of the ribs;
the angle in which the side branches are growing from the older stem;
The fact that the side branches have quasi-segmented growth.
Compare with these photos here:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/103189/

Would you like like photo moved to the right page?

Xeno.


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rntx22 Fox Island, WA(Zone 8b) Mar 09, 2011

Yes please :) Man you are really good at ID's!

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Mar 09, 2011

One more question...
The spines are shorter than 1/4", aren't they?
If they are, then this would Not be the subspecies 'uruguayanas'
It would just be the regular species (Cereus hildmannianus)
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/64592/

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rntx22 Fox Island, WA(Zone 8b) May 14, 2011

Yeah the spines are tiny

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