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dipsydoodle Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Feb 11, 2009

Hey,

I don't suppose anyone would be able to help name a variety of cactus - I know I'd be better in the cacti forum but I am not a paid member.

I saw a cactus ages ago; it was spikey but the skin of it was black instead of green. It didn't have a label except cactus, the black wasn't becasue it was dying it was actually black. I have been searching on google for weeks but with no luck. It wasn't covered in spikes; it was sort of a rounded square shape and on the bits where you'd expect the sides of hte square to join it had a line of really sharp spikes.

I didn't buy it at the time because I dislike spikey cacti however I've since decided I would like one because it was so unusual.

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Nan SW, WI(Zone 4b) Feb 12, 2009

The only cacti I've seen that are close to 'black' in color are some Gymnocalciums.....try a Google search for Gymnocalcium black.
Hope that helps!

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lbrabec (Lynn) Omaha, NE(Zone 5a) Feb 12, 2009

I used to have one of these and it was almost black http://www.cactusinfo.net/gallery/U/index.htm It is picture #4.

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lbrabec (Lynn) Omaha, NE(Zone 5a) Feb 12, 2009

I'll try again. http://www.cactusinfo.net/gallery/U/images/Uebelmannia_pectinifera2.jpg

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dipsydoodle Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Feb 13, 2009

The cactus looked a bit like this http://2003.alexis-barrera.com/images/cacti/mean-cactus.jpg (minus the arms and the face) but black.

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lbrabec (Lynn) Omaha, NE(Zone 5a) Feb 13, 2009

That cactus looks like a Cereus of some kind.Try Googling pictures of those.

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dipsydoodle Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Feb 14, 2009

Thanks, it does appear to be a cereus of some kind or at least something that looks similar. Thank you!

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lbrabec (Lynn) Omaha, NE(Zone 5a) Feb 14, 2009

This one is quite dark.
http://ts-den.aluka.org/fsi/img/size2/alukaplant/pre/phase_01/pre0007/presld0010657.jpg

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dipsydoodle Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Feb 16, 2009

Ohh that was it Ibrabec :). Do you happen to know the name of it?

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lbrabec (Lynn) Omaha, NE(Zone 5a) Feb 16, 2009

I don't remember.I will try to find it again and let you know.

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lbrabec (Lynn) Omaha, NE(Zone 5a) Feb 16, 2009

It was called 'Jamacaru'.

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dipsydoodle Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Feb 17, 2009

Thank you so much :)

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lbrabec (Lynn) Omaha, NE(Zone 5a) Feb 17, 2009

Your welcome. ^_^.

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