Unknown Neoporteria\Eriosyce

[David_L]

Hi Everyone

This is a repost of an ID request for a "lost label" plant I picked up recently at Eau Brink nursery. I just rather liked the look of it. I posted it in the "napina" series earlier, but Suleyman tells me he had trouble in viewing it. I have reduced it in size a bit, hopefully he will be able to see it now.

[Spiniflores]

hello David

with Florencia we think that maybe your plant is an Eriosyce napina ssp. aerocarpa Ferryman
... ribs dissolved into tubercles, areoles not sunken, wool covering steam apex, red-brown spines...

do you have pics of the flowers?



I have found "aerocarpas" in habitat, in 3 differents places East of Carrizal Bajo, and the 3 are differents forms:

fenotipo1, short and few spines, wooly areole, living in flat lands
[img]http://static.flickr.com/107/263216023_6d3adca9d0.jpg[/img]

[img]http://static.flickr.com/102/263215720_ef83ef7565.jpg[/img]


fenotipo 2, spiny, small body, living betwen rocks in slopes
[img]http://static.flickr.com/80/263382625_5c8f1e7a70.jpg[/img]

[img]http://static.flickr.com/109/263383152_c30081dbb4.jpg[/img]

fenotipo 3, eastern, straight spines, very acicular
[img]http://static.flickr.com/71/199088649_5289415377.jpg[/img]

[img]http://static.flickr.com/90/263143342_b4aad8d950.jpg[/img]



here you can find more photos in big size, for more details
http://www.eriosyce.info/aerocarpa_eng.html


other pics:

Aerocarpa v/s Glabrescens
[img]http://www.eriosyce.info/spectabilis/sp ... is-g18.jpg[/img]

your plant have a long central spine (!!)... not too long like this
[img]http://www.eriosyce.info/spectabilis/sp ... is-g22.jpg[/img]



HOW DEEP IS YOUR POTS?????????????????????

[img]http://www.eriosyce.info/spectabilis/sp ... is-g23.jpg[/img]




greetings from Chile!

Florencia, Juan and aerocarpas
[img]http://static.flickr.com/93/263217374_ad8d100fd9.jpg[/img]

[Süleyman]

Hi David,
I couldn't realize this plant. Maybe it is in the curvispina group.

[Spiniflores]

I think that curvispinas dont have wooly apex... I mean, I still dont find one


And... I was searching in my photos and I found what I think is Eriosyce napina ssp. glabrescens form "fulva", east of Totoral Bajo (north of Carrizal, 3? region)


[img]http://static.flickr.com/65/204083984_d356129df2.jpg[/img]

[img]http://static.flickr.com/70/203915136_f0d173994a.jpg[/img]

[img]http://static.flickr.com/73/203915138_c164172c09_m.jpg[/img]
[img]http://static.flickr.com/73/203915137_1035acb37e.jpg[/img]

here is the set of photos in 1024 x 768, for more details
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cactushorr ... 220393185/


and this:
Copiapoa megarhiza var. echinata (left)
Eriosyce napina ssp. glabrescens f. fulva (center)
Copiapoa echinoides (right)
[img]http://static.flickr.com/61/204115712_237e677dbf.jpg[/img]






Post Edited (10-23-06 20:27)

[Phil_SK]

Wow! What a taproot!

[David_L]

Hi Spiniflores

Thank you for your interest & wonderful habitat photos. I think your identification could be correct. Some of your habitat photos look really a lot like my plant. Unfortunately it has not flowered yet for me. It was a bit neglected when I got it, with a few aborted flowers. It has cheered up a lot in some decent compost and hopefully will flower next year.

[Tina]

Great pictures Juan & florence, it's really interesting see how tough these plants really are & what extreme conditions they surive in habitat.