Identification please?

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Re: Identification please?

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ralphrmartin wrote:It could be a rather weak-spined form of R. spegazzinii.
R. spegazziniana :wink:

Weaker-spined like the once-called var. atroviridis maybe.
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Hi I'm not sure about a tap root as not repotted it yet. Will that mean it's of a certain kind if it does have a tap root?
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Cactusgirl wrote:Hi I'm not sure about a tap root as not repotted it yet. Will that mean it's of a certain kind if it does have a tap root?
Yea, have a look here.

http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACT ... rvitaensis

I love it when you're trying to name a cactus and end up going around in circles. :???:
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