Trichocereus Blog: Juni 2015

Samstag, 27. Juni 2015

BK10511.1 Trichocereus vollianus, between Arani & Rodeo, Cochabamba, Bolivia

BK10511.1 Trichocereus vollianus, between Arani & Rodeo, Cochabamba, Bolivia

This is a very interesting plant and there arent so many descriptions available about it. This plant was encountered during the 2010 field trip. I am not sure if the ID is correct but I´ll add the description now and maybe we can get to the bottom of it. This plant has a lot of similarities to Trichocereus Lamprochlorus, which grows in Cochabamba in Bolivia too. The original description of this plant came from Backeberg in his book KAKTUS-ABC. The original typus location was said to be Arque in Cochabamba. The shoots have a maximum diameter of up to 10 centimeters, approximately 13 ribs and a very bright green yellow color. The epidermis of this plant has similarities to Trichocereus Spachianus, which has a very bright green color too. The ribs are 7 mm broad and are up to 5 mm high. The areoles are approx. 2-2,5 cm apart from each other. The plant has 7-12 radial spines and very fine and thin spines that can get up to 7 mm long. There usually is only one middle spine which can reach a lenght of 2,5 cm. All spines are yellow colored (Backeberg used the term “Amber”).

Flowers: The flowers of Trichocereus Vollianus are white and up to 12 cm long. However, I assume that the flowers depend greatly on the health of the plant and larger flowers wouldnt come as a surprise to me.

Fruit: Green and very hairy.

How to keep it apart from Trichocereus Spachianus?: Trichocereus Vollianus is very similar to Trichocereus Spachianus but thicker, even more shiny and has a brighter green epidermis. Backeberg also mentioned that they work very well as a grafting stock.

There also was a Trichocereus Vollianus var. Rubrispinus with reddish spines, which would probably be regarded as nothing but a local form under modern taxonomy. I encountered populations that had all kinds of forms growing together and this kind of stuff isnt really enough to justify a new species. I own a plant that I suspect to be Trichocereus Vollianus and I will post some pics of it soon.

Where to get seeds of Trichocereus Vollianus?: Well, it´s definitely a rare species. Sacred Succulents collected some seeds and gave them away under the name mentioned above but apart from that, there are very few sources that provide VIABLE seed. I still have some Seeds from Köhres but couldnt get them to germinate. Succeed had them every now and then and it´s worth a try to ask Sacred Succulents because they probably grew some from the seeds they collected. You could also make a posting in our Trichocereus Facebook group because I know of some people who were able to get some seeds back when they were sold by Sacred Succulents. Definitely an interesting plant!

BK10511.1 Trichocereus vollianus, between Arani & Rodeo, Cochabamba, Bolivia

BK10511.1 Trichocereus vollianus, between Arani & Rodeo, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Fruit: Green and very hairy.

BK10511.1 Trichocereus vollianus, between Arani & Rodeo, Cochabamba, Bolivia

ICARO DNA (Trichocereus Peruvianus)

ICARO DNA (Trichocereus Peruvianus)

Alright, it´s time to work some more on this page. The ICARO DNA is not actually a clone. It´s a seed seller that is known for selling seeds of this amazing type. Those plants look very much like Trichocereus Peruvianus from Matucana and I am pretty sure that this is where their plant is originally from. Matucana Peruvianus have dark red spines and are among the most beautiful Trichocereus types I know. Personally, it´s my absolute favorite. There also is a clone that was grown from this type of seed but most of the plants available on the market with that name are actually not cloned material but grown from seed. I hope to show you some more pics of this great type in the near future. If you happen to have some more plants grown from this, please let me know or send me some pics.

These picture were donated by Prier. Thank you very much!

Plants that look like this were oftenly labeled as Trichocereus Macrogonus and chances are that you bought some of these labeled as such. Their growth requirements are identical to the ones from other Tr. Peruvianus and they should actually be pretty hardy and grow into very impressing plants. The ones in these pics were grown in Australia, where this type sometimes shows up in collections. It´s really rare and if you are looking for one, you could try making a post in our Trichocereus Facebook group where it shows up every now and then.

ICARO DNA (Trichocereus Peruvianus)

Trichocereus Shaferi (Echinopsis Shaferi)

Trichocereus Shaferi (Echinopsis Shaferi)

There are more than one plant that are available under that name on the open market. I bought a plant labeled as Trichocereus Shaferi that looks remarkable like a Trichocereus Spachianus.

The name “Shaferi” goes back to the 1920s, when Britton and Rose came up with their description that lacked a lot of details. However, there were some more descriptions by Ritter, Backeberg and Rauh/Werdermannianus that went more into detail.

Trichocereus Shaferi pups from the base and reaches a size between 1-1,5 meters. The plant grows partially lying or leaning over and has between 15 and 20 ribs. Britton and Rose gave an average number of 12 ribs, which is dramatically different from the data that were given in later descriptions. The maximum diameter is 5-12 centimeters and the color is a gray/dark green, which you can very well see on the pictures that were provided by Trout. The ribs are 0,5-1 centimeters high and there are substantial furrows .

The Areoles on Trichocereus Shaferi are white felted and 1-6 mm in diameter and up to 1,2 centimeters apart of each other.

Spines: The spines of Trichocereus Shaferi are yellow, very fine and needle-like with a slightly dark-brown spine tip. It has 7-10 radial spines (up to 1 cm long) and 1-3 middle spines (1-2 cm).

Flower: Very round flower. White. Trichocereus Shaferi flowers from the upper part/apex and Britton and Rose gave a size of 15-18 cm.

Fruit: The fruit has a whole lot of very dominant white hairs, as you can beautifully see on the second picture. The edible fruit is round and 3-5 cm in diameter. Green in color with reddish/green scales.

Origin: Ritter encountered this plant near Leon near Jujuy at around 1500-1800 meters growing on rocky slopes. Britton and Rose gave San Lorenzo in the provence Salta at 1800 meters as the location of the typus. Ritter considered his collection in jujuy to be a regional variety but didnt really follow up on it. His collection name was FR41 and there is a large number of seeds that gotten into the collections of cactus fans all around the world.

Where to buy seeds and plants of Trichocereus Shaferi? Well, it´s rare and you might come across them on eBay. Like I already mentioned before, I bought a large plant that might be correctly labeled but has a lot of similarities to Trichocereus Spachianus. The plants on the pics have a lot of ribs and look very unique. Some seed stores and cactus nurseries have them in stock every once in a while but I never really looked for it and cant say how good the available seed is. I also dont know if theres even viable seed on the market. I am sure there are some collectors that offer seeds from their collections sometimes but it´s probably a little bit hard to. If I´d be looking for this type, I´d write emails to Kakteen Haage, Kakteen Uhlig, Succeed, Sacred Succulents and hope for the best. You can also try making a post in our Trichocereus Facebook group but I´ve never really encountered one there. But it cant hurt to ask.

Trichocereus Shaferi (Echinopsis Shaferi)

Freitag, 26. Juni 2015

Rod (Trichocereus Pachanoi)

Rod (Trichocereus Pachanoi)

The Australian SAB Clone ROD is a rather rare Ecuadorian Pachanoi clone. Optically, it looks very much like a standard Pachanoi. Unfortunately, we do not have flower pics of an open flower, so please feel free to send us some if you happen to have some!

This type comes from the typus location of Trichocereus Pachanoi, Ecuador. You can recognize Ecuadorian Pachs by the bright green epidermis and the unique areole shape. “Rod” has very strong V-notches above the areoles. Old growth can have a dark blue/green color (as seen on the pic here) while some young growth is typically grass green.

Flowers: The flowers are white. On the pic below, you can see the interesting white hairs that are covering the flower buds. Unfortunately I could not measure the flowers and the plant but I will hopefully add this kind of info later on.

Origin of Rod: Unfortinately I am not entirely sure from where in Ecuador this interesting Trichocereus Pachanoi came from. It MIGHT be similar to the type known as KK339, which was collected near the Chan Chan Valley but that´s just a wild guess as it is one of the most common Pachanois from Ecuador out there.

It was probably named after a SAB member who originally brought this clone into cultivation and passed it around among the other members.

Where to buy seeds or plants of Rod? Well, the type is rare and if you happen to come across it, it´s probably a plant that originally came from the SAB nursery or a member who got it from there. It´s rare to come by seed but fortunately a grower I know just posted his 2015 seed list on the SAB forum which contained some crosses with Rod. So if you are looking for this type, you can ask the SAB member Interbeing.

Rod (Trichocereus Pachanoi)

Sonntag, 14. Juni 2015

Zeus - Trichocereus Pachanoi

Zeus – Trichocereus Pachanoi

Parents: unknown. The plant looks very much like an Ecuadorian type of Trichocereus Pachanoi though.

Species: Trichocereus Pachanoi or something between Pachanoi & Peruvianus

Origin of the Plant: The ZEUS clone is a rare clone that´s been slowly introduced into the collections of some SAB members. It´s originally from Egypt and was brought into circulation by the SAB member Philocacti. Approximately 14 years ago, the ZEUS clone was one of the very few Trichocereus species that Philocacti was able to find in Egypt. There aren´t many Trichocereus species around there and this was one of the four Trichocereus species that he came across. The other ones were a Trichocereus taquimbalensis, a Trichocereus Cuzcoensis and a Melted wax version of Trichocereus bridgesii.

In the past years, Philocacti sent a few cuttings to people overseas and now there is a good number of breeders who are actively breeding with it. Though there currently are only very few cuttings available, it´s very likely that we´ll see this plant a lot more in the near future. If you are interested in the ZEUS Trichocereus clone, I´d suggest you to make a posting on the SAB forum or our Trichocereus Facebook Group! You can also try to ask the member Philocacti directly, though I do not know if he currently has any more of them available. There currently are no seeds available of this type, but I will try to get some as soon as anyone of our breeders succeeds in crossing it with some other clones.

Reason for naming the Clone: The ZEUS clone was named after Philocacti´s wonderful dog, who lived with him for 13 years and alwas was his best friend & safe keeper in very hard times. And when I say “hard times”, I really mean that. I guess it´s safe to say that without the emotional support of his dog, Philo might not be here today. I am usually pretty hesistant to name clones, but in this case I feel like it´s totally appropiate to do so because there is a lot of personal history attached to the name. In addition, the plant is a very recognizable Ecuadorian Pachanoi that deserves to be named. Well yeah, I really hope that this clone will become a very widespread one, because there is a lot of positive karma attached to it.

The Zeus clone has some very distinct V-Notches. The color of it´s epidermis changes between a dark green to a very glaucous blue. It usually has very short spines and the older growth can be entirely spiness. I´ll add more info about the measurements as soon as we were able to measure the spines, the distance between the areoles, the diameter of the areoles and the number of spines per areole.

I currently do not know how the flower looks but I´ll add that info later too.

Zeus - Trichocereus Pachanoi

Mittwoch, 10. Juni 2015

BK08611.5 Trichocereus pachanoi, Parque de las Leyendas, Lima, Peru

BK08611.5 Trichocereus pachanoi, Parque de las Leyendas, Lima, Peru

Another Trichocereus Pachanoi from the PARQUE DE LAS LEYENDAS in Lima Peru! Same Location, different Plant.

Pic by Ben Kamm, sacredsucculents.com! This is a very Scop-like Plant and also very similar to the cultivar called Super Pedro!

And this is a plant that was grown from the Sacred Succulents Field Trip seed. Copyright: Stillman.

The very long spines are really interesting because they are nothing like the almost spineless appearance of the mother plant. Nonetheless, it´s actually quite common for old plants to be pretty spineless. It´s also interesting because the plant has very few ribs and a large distance between the areoles.

Where to buy seeds or plants of the BK08611.5?: Well, the plant was visited during a field trip and Sacred Succulents sold seeds coming from that plant for a while. So far, the plant shown in the picture above is the only plant I´ve seen so far and it´s definitely very spiny if you compare it with the almost spineless mother plant. Every now and then, someone (mostly from the USA & Australia) is giving away a cutting of this type in our Trichocereus Facebook group, because there were quite a few people who were able to get their hands on seeds. If you are looking for this type, I´d recommend you to send a message to Sacredsucculents.com, because it´s possible they still have some available. Apart from that, you need a lot of luck to find one of them on the open market. But even if you shouldn’t manage to get one, you can get a Trichocereus Cordobensis/Super Pedro, which is a very similar type that´s known from Australia. I sometimes have seeds available and if you are interested in getting some, let me know.

BK08611.5 Trichocereus pachanoi, Parque de las Leyendas, Lima, Peru

Trichocereus Andalgalensis

Trichocereus Andalgalensis

Synonyms: Echinopsis Andalgalensis, Lobivia Andalgalensis, Cereus Andalgalensis, Cereus Huascha var. Rubriflorus, Trichocereus Huascha var. Rubriflorus

Trichocereus Andalgalensis has a weird & complicated history. The name first appeared in 1893 in the MONATSZEITSCHRIFT FÜR KAKTEENKUNDE, which is a German publication about cacti. The plant was originally introduced into the world of taxonomy as a red flowering variety of Cereus Huascha (Trichocereus Huascha). In his book, Schuman mentioned that Weber described this plant and regard the red flowering variety of Cereus Huascha (now Trichocereus Huascha) to be a separate species called Cereus Andalgalensis. The plant is very similar to Trichocereus Huascha and was recently declared to be synonymous with Trichocereus Huascha. The current taxonomy tends to merge relative plants together in larger, more variable species and I absolutely agree with that. The species was originally found near Andalgala, has very fine yellow spines and is sprouting from the base.

Now back to the time when Cereus Andalgalensis was first desctribed. Back then, a cactus enthusiast and taxonomist called Spegazzini somehow got the idea that the name Cereus Andalgalensis would actually be about a small Lobivia that was found near Ancasti.Which was absolutely not the case, since Trichocereus Andalgalensis is a columnar cactus that grows very much like Trichocereus Huascha (but does not get as big) and not a small clumping Lobivia.

And when Britton & Rose wrote their cactus manifest called THE CACTACEAE, they did not realize that Spegazzini described a completely different plant and published the troubled description in their as Lobivia Andalgalensis B&R and declared that Lobivia to be synonymous with the red flowering variety of Trichocereus Huascha (Trichocereus Andalgalensis), which back then was called Cereus Huascha Rubriflorus. Now, there were two different plants that were considered to be the same plant. And one (the Lobivia) did absolutely not fit into Weber´s old description of a columnar cactus.

Weber originally gave Andalgala in the province Catamarca to be the type location of the plant. Exactly where Rauh found a small clustering Trichocereus that fit into Webers old description and which was most likely the original origin of Trichocereus Andalgalensis, which was back then still called Cereus Andalgalensis.

Description: Trichocereus Andalagensis is bright green in color and reaches a maximum diameter of up to 6 centimeters. The shoots can reach a maximum height of 10-40 Centimeters. It´s pretty typical for this plant to sprout abundantly from the base, even at a relatively young age.

Ribs: Trichocereus Andalgalensis has 10-18 Ribs that are up to 5 mm high and between 5-10 mm wide. The areoles are brown and declining in color with age. The areoles are between 1-3 mm in diameter and 5-10 mm apart of each other.

Spines: The spines of Trichocereus Andalgalensis are yellow, very similar as the ones on Trichocereus Spachianus. All spines are very fine and needle-like. It has 7-15 radial spines that can get up to 1,5 mm long and 1-2 middle spines, which are 1-4 cm long.

Flowers: The flowers are usually red and up to 8,5 cm long, what makes the flower of Trichocereus Andalgalensis one of the smallest flowers on a Trichocereus species. The flowers are and have a lot of brown hairs. There also is a variety with a yellow flower. The yellow variety is called Trichocereus Andalgalensis var. Flaviflorus and the red flowering one is Trichocereus Andalgalensis var. Rubriflorus.

Where to buy seeds or plants of Trichocereus Andalgalensis?: There only are a couple of sources where you can get seeds of Trichocereus Andalgalensis. One is Sacred Succulents, which was offering very viable seeds of this amazing cactus. Köhres has them in stock sometimes too though I have no idea how the germination rate of those is. Apart from that, I am not aware of any commercial sources that sell this seed. If you have a shop and have them in stock, you can let me know and I´ll add you to this page. You can also make a posting about Trichocereus Andalgalensis in our Trichocereus Facebook Group. It´s not a very common type, but chances are some of our older members might still have some from the time when Friedrich Ritter sold seeds of this plant as FR 428.

This b/w pic shows Trichocereus Andalgalensis var. Auricolor. It is probably the same type as shown in the color pics below.

Pics: K.Trout – Troutsnotes.com

Unfortunately, I do not have pics of the red flowering Trichocereus Andalgalensis but I will add more pics as soon as I get some.

Trichocereus Andalgalensis

Dienstag, 9. Juni 2015

BK08612.4 Trichocereus peruvianus, Matucana, Peru

BK08612.4 Trichocereus peruvianus, Matucana, Peru

Trichocereus Peruvianus from Matucana. Very cool frosted blue type! Pic: Ben Kamm, sacredsucculents.com

This type is known for its frosted blue epidermis and chances are San Pedros from Matucana are actually the same plant that was originally described as Trichocereus Macrogonus. A whole lot of those Peruvianus specimens from Matucana would actually either be called Trichocereus Macrogonus or Trichocereus Glaucus, because of the Glaucous epidermis.

The Trichocereus plants in Matucana grow at around 2000 meters and Matucana was originally given as the typus location of Trichocereus Peruvianus when Britton & Rose made their description.

Karel Knize is selling Trichocereus Peruvianus from Matucana as KK242. But that´s actually a different type than the one you can see here. KK242 is the name for the collection site and Knize is selling more than 9 different cacti as KK242. Some belong to Trichocereus Cuzcoensis and some others rather belong to Peruvianus. The KK242 that I know have very little in common with the plants shown on those pics. The Matucana Peruvianus that Knize was offering was called Trichocereus Peruvianus KK242 forma Matucana. These pics are from the Sacred Succulents Field Trip om 2008 and they actually gave a whole lot of seed away. I hope to show some of the offspring really soon, because some of my friends were actually lucky enough to get some.

Where to buy seeds and plants of Trichocereus Peruvianus from Matucana?: Well, just like I said. The first place to ask would be Sacred Succulents, as they´ve been selling a whole lot of seed. I assume that in the next year or two, there will be some cuttings available from people who actually managed to raise some plants from that seed. Apart from that, you could theoretically buy some KK242 forma Matucana seed from Knize. I always tried to do business with him but everytime I sent him money, I either got nothing or unviable seed in return. I am not saying that all his seed is crap and that he is ripping off everyone he does business with but all my experiences with him were bad. I am 100% sure that there are Perus from Matucana available every now and then, though they probably wont be labeled as such. You can sometimes get really cool plants simply labeled as Trichocereus Peruvianus and if you see a dark blue plant with red& golden spines, jump on it. Sometimes, there are cuttings available in our Trichocereus Facebook group but it´s definitely a rare type. But it can´t hurt to ask for a cutting if you are interested in this cool type!

BK08612.4 Trichocereus peruvianus, Matucana, Peru

LC002 - Trichocereus Bridgesii

LC002 – Trichocereus Bridgesii

This plant is very interesting, though I pretty much lack any information on where it came from or who named it LC002. If you know more about this clone, please post about it on our Trichocereus Facebook Group. As far as I know, the plant was named after a member of the NOOK or SHOOMERY forum called Liberty Caps, who spread those seeds many years ago. What would mean, that most of the plants labeled as LC002 would actually not be clones but the resulting offspring of a cross that the member Liberty Caps made. Please note that this was quite a while ago and I assume it must have been around 2007 or 2008.

The plant looks really weird, though I think that it is probably a Trichocereus Bridgesii! I received some seeds a couple of years ago, but due to their old age, I was not able to get them to germinate. Liberty Caps also gave away seeds of a hybrid called LC001, which was probably a Peruvianus. On the internet, there only is very little information to be found and everything that I find simply mentions that they germinated some of this LC002 seed. This plant was grown by a SAB member in Australia and it´s very possible that Offspring from the same cross looks a little bit different. So technically, this is not a clone but one of the plants that grew from the seed labeled LC002.

LC002 - Trichocereus Bridgesii

J2 - Trichocereus Pachanoi

J2 – Trichocereus Pachanoi

I lack really substantial info on the background of this clone. I know there are quite a few breeders who used this plant to create crosses. Tough it is called a Pachanoid, it has a couple of traits that look a little but off. Eg the almost Knuthianus-like Areoles and the huge distance between the areoles. In my opinion, this is definitely some kind of hybrid. As far as I know, this clone comes from the collection of SAB member PD, who used this plant for hybrid breeding. Due to the fact that he needed to keep track of them somehow, PD labeled his stock J1, J2, J3 and JB. The plants originally came from Victoria in Australia and were extensively used for hybrid breeding in PD´s collection.

J1 = Peruvianoid

J2 = Pachanoid

J3 = Peruvianoid

JB = Bridgesoid

Where to buy Seeds or Plants of the J2 Trichocereus clone?: Well, though this plant was used for a lot of hybrid breeding, I don´t know anyone who is actively selling some of them right now! The SAB member Shruman sold some seed a couple of years ago, but I havent heard of him breeding some more in the past year or two. There sometimes are cuttings of the J2 Pachanoi on Ebay. You can also make a post about it in our Trichocereus Facebook group if you are looking for a cutting of this one. There are quite a couple of members who were actually able to get one from PD and chances are someone is giving some away.

J2 - Trichocereus Pachanoi

Trichocereus Litoralis - Echinopsis Chilensis var. Litoralis

Trichocereus Litoralis – Echinopsis Chilensis var. Litoralis

This beautiful Trichocereus is definitely closely related to Trichocereus Chilensis and the current taxonomy placed it as a variety to it. Trichocereus Litoralis always was a problematic species because there are so many intermediate forms between Trichocereus Chilensis and Trichocereus Litoralis that it is extremely difficult to draw the line somewhere. While some taxonomists included it in Trichocereus Chilensis (Chiloensis my butt), some others were strongly against it. Personally, I think that the whole group of plants surrounding Trichocereus Chilensis is very variable and we should simply respect that plants can be related to each other and at the same time, look a little bit different. The species is also very closely related to Trichocereus Skottsbergii, which I also regard as a variety of Trichocereus Chilensis.

Origin: Chile. Growing mostly around the coast. Coquimbo

Synonyms: Echinopsis Litoralis, Cereus Litoralis, Trichocereus Chilensis var. litoralis

The location of the typus is in Zapallar, north of Valparaiso near the coast of chile. The species is widely distributed all across the coast up to Los Vilos. The many radial spines are needle-like, while the middle spines are pretty strong and thick and up to 3 cm long. It has 9-28 radial spines and 3-6 middle spines.

Trichocereus Chilensis usually doesnt get bigger than 1-2 meters. It has a very dark green color and and a maximum diameter of 10-15 centimeters.

Ribs: 15-22, areoles approximately 1-2 centimeters apart of each other.

Flowers: Trichocereus Litoralis has a white flower, which is extremely similar to the one on Trichocereus Chilensis. The flowers are up to 15 centimeters long, which is on the lower end of the scale for Trichocerei.

Fruit: Round, dark green. Up to 5 Centimeters in diameter

Where to buy seeds and cuttings of Trichocereus Litoralis: That´s actually a good question. There are a couple of specialized seed stores who have them in stock. I bought some seeds from Uhlig Kakteen once (and never sown them out) and it´s also available from Succeed sometimes. Every now and then, a plant shows up on eBay but it actually rater rare. If you are looking for a cutting, it might be worth the try to make a request in our Trichocereus Facebook Group, though it´s actually one of the species that I´ve seen very rarely. Still, it might be worth the try because we´re marching towards the 1000 members mark and one of them might be able to help you!

Have a look at this beautiful picture of Trichocereus Litoralis growing along the coast line in Chile.

The flower of Trichocereus Litoralis is extremely beautiful and can be used in hybrid breeding. Unfortunately, those plants take very long until they reach adulthood.

Trichocereus Litoralis - Echinopsis Chilensis var. Litoralis

Other Cacti from the Sacred Succulents Field Trips

Other Cacti from the Sacred Succulents Field Trips

Hi Guys, in this post I will show you some of the other cacti from the Sacred Succulents Field trips. The copyright of all those pics is: Ben Kamm, Sacredsucculents.com

BK08530.1 Mahueniopsis boliviana, Tambillo, Bolivia

This majestic Mahueniopsis is from Bolivia. Sacred Succulents gave away seeds of that plant, which was visited during the 2008 Sacred Succulent Field Trip

Haageocereus sp, Matucana, Peru

This very nice Haageocereus grows in Matucana, which is the home of many amazing Trichocereus species as well. There were no seed collected from that species.

BK09508.4 Borzicactus fieldianus, Chavin, Ancash, Peru

This interesting Borzicactus is definitely a Trichocereus Lookalike that you should have seen. At first, it looked a little big like a Rauhocereus but the strong segmented areoles are a lot more dominant than on other Rauhocereus species. This plant was visited during the 2009 Field Trips! Copyright: Ben Kamm

Rebutia sp, Rio Lope Mendoza, Cochabamba, Bolivia 2010

Have a look at this barely visible cactus in between rocks and dead plants. That´s a pretty typical Rebutia population and it gives you a better understanding why cacti are sometimes so hard to find. I am pretty sure that there still are a lot of new species out there to be discovered, that are just not visible enough to be found. There were no seeds collection from those plants.