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what did i find?

17 years ago

around here there is a day each season that geoff and i jokingly call "Midnight Junk Yard," because it's the brush and bulk collection day for our section of town. among the many treasures people were chucking out, i found this plant on the curb. any idea what it is?

thanks,

-ming

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farmerted361
17 years ago
Here is one possibility:
Stenocereus alamosensis Common Name(s): Octopus Cactus
Synonym(s): Cereus alamosensis, Rathbunia alamosensis, Cereus sonorensis, Rathbunia sonorensis, Rathbunia neosonorensis
Or
Cereus aethiops
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Piptanthocereus aethiops, Cereus coerulescens, Cereus azureus, Peptanthocereus azureus, Cereus chalybaeus, Piptanthocereus chalybaeus

I'll trade you both of my Peniocereus serpentinus for a live cutting of it, what do you say?

farmerted361:)

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