Can You Help With a Cactus Identification?


Hey there, guys…
Sorry to bother you, but does the tagged specimen look like a positive id for Eriosyce occulta? The tag says that but it looks like more a copiapoa to me.

IMG_20140904_165227327

The untagged one looks like an eriosyce, too, perhaps?

IMG_20140904_174258978

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks again!
Joey

Joey,

It’s not a Copiapoa. It’s probably an Eriosyce that has been greenhouse grown. The spines at top are black, and you can look for a taproot when you replant it. Or wait until it flowers for a final ID. There are others it could be like a Coryphantha, but it would be a rare Coryphantha with black spines, so it is most likely the Eriosyce.

I don’t know the untagged one, but I don’t think it is E. occulta. I’ll post it to the blog, but you may have to wait until it flowers – send us a picture when it does!

Peter


    
    
  Cactus and Succulents
  Bamboo
  Perennials
  Carnivorous Plants
  Airplants

  Sign up for our Monthly Newsletter

October 2023
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  

US Constitution

Videos



We Get Questions

Email your questions to:

blog [at] cactusjungle [dot] com