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Trichocereus crassiarboreus (NN)

Trichocereus crassiarboreus is a plant that was discovered by Friedrich Ritter in 1957. When he found flowering specimens in 1964, he moved the species to Weberbauerocereus. I am not a specialist on Weberbauerocereus but I trust Ritters Experience on that ID. The species was later published by Karel Knize under the name Weberbauerocereus crassiarboreus but…

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Trichocereus poco (Echinopsis tarijensis)

Trichocereus poco (Echinopsis tarijensis ssp. tarijensis) Synonyms: Trichocereus poco, Echinopsis poco, Helianthocereus poco, Trichocereus tarijensis var. poco, Trichocereus narvaecensis, Trichocereus poco var. fricianus, Trichocereus totorillanus Taxonomic Background: These days, Trichocereus poco has been moved into the species Echinopsis tarijensis, formerly known as Trichocereus tarijensis. There are minor differences between these two, but that´s a normal…

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Trichocereus pasacana – Echinopsis atacamensis ssp.pasacana

Trichocereus pascana, also known as Echinopsis atacamensis ssp.pasacana, is a columnar cactus that can be found growing throughout the Andes. Synonyms of Trichocereus pasacana: Helianthocereus pasacana, Cereus pasacana, Pilosocereus pasacana, Echinopsis atacamensis, Echinopsis rivierii, , Echinopsis formosima, Trichocereus atacamensis ssp.pasacana, Echinopsis pasacana Description: Trichocereus pasacana is a tree-like cactus that gets up to 10 meters…

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