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Trichocereus Facebook Group Echinopsis Growers Worldwide

Trichocereus Facebook Group Gruppe Echinopsis

Hi guys, today I wanted to give you a preview from our Trichocereus Facebook group called Trichocereus & Echinopsis growers worldwide. It is one of the oldest Trichocereus groups on Facebook and was funded sometime around 2014. Photo: Jason Hollinger After all these years, our Trichocereus Facebook group has almost 17.000 members and we´re getting…

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Trichocereus skottsbergii / Echinopsis skottsbergii (T. chiloensis)

Trichocereus skottsbergii Echinopsis chiloensis ssp. skottsbergii Ulrich Hörner (5)

Trichocereus skottsbergii Backeberg, also called Echinopsis skottsbergii, is a columnar cactus that is closely related to Trichocereus chiloensis / Echinopsis chiloensis. Under current taxonomy it is placed as a subspecies below Trichocereus chiloensis with Echinopsis skottsbergii as currently accepted name. Trichocereus skottsbergii grows together with Trichocereus chiloensis without forming zones of hybridization. The easiest way…

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Trichocereus schoenii / Echinopsis schoenii

Trichocereus schoenii , also known as Echinopsis schoenii under current nomenclature, is a south Peruvian Trichocereus species that Backeberg described and named after E. Schön, who assisted him financially on his trips. Mr. Schön was from Arequipa, which is where one of the most important habitats of this species is. However, the species is not limited…

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