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Jim's Twin Spines, a bridgesii grown in the yard. spines two spines to an areole, which is where the name comes from. Photograph 1 of 6 of this clone.
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Jim's Twin Spines

Also written as Jimz Twin Spines, JTS

A bridgesii clone named for the paired spines that sit at each areole — the name tells you exactly what to look for.

Read the reference entry → — what the name Jim's Twin Spines means, where it came from, and what other growers record about it.

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Species group
Bridgesii
In the yard since
Not recorded yet
Where it came from
Not recorded yet
Photographs
6 on this page

Anything marked “not recorded yet” is a fact I have not written down. I would rather leave the gap than guess at it.

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Each listing is one specific plant, photographed as it is today.

Photographs

My own pictures of this plant, taken in the yard. The drawn frames are my illustrations, standing in until I have photographed the rest.

  • Line drawing of a tall ribbed San Pedro cactus standing in the ground, its areoles and spines running up the crest of each rib

    Illustration

  • Line drawing of a rooted cactus cut away at the soil line, showing the buried stem and the roots spreading below it

    Illustration

  • Line drawing of a clumping cactus, offsets pushing up around the base of the mother stem

    Illustration

  • Line drawing of a branched cactus with two arms curving upward from the main stem

    Illustration

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