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P nequensis?

Mike P wrote: ↑Wed Jun 02, 2021 5:44 pmP nequensis?

Here is the rest of the photo of this old plant, MIke, with another of this year's segments + flower and a previous year's segment ....

pterocactus hickenii ,?

Could it be a form of P. skottsbergii? Based on Elisabeth and Norbert Sarnes' new book on the genus, that would seem to be the closest match - P. neuquensis flowers from lateral stems, and the stems seem too smooth for P. araucanus (although I have a couple of similar looking plants labelled araucanus - must take a closer look at those...).

Pterocactus neuquensis

Thanks, Norbert! I was awaiting your reply confirming P. neuquensis before I responded further
It is a plant I obtained as Pterocactus sp.from Paul Hoxey a couple of years ago which he acquired from Chris Holland back in 1998, so it has been in cultivation in the UK for a good while.
Thank you all for your responses.