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Tacaquirensis, a Other Trichocereus grown in the yard. Skin dark green, and it keeps that colour as it grows; spines heavy. Photograph 1 of 4 of this clone.
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Tacaquirensis

Also written as Tacaquirensis (Cactus Affinities Phenotype)

The Cactus Affinities-selected Tacaquirensis phenotype — a little different from the Tacaquirensis pheno that's been making the rounds, with its own unique look and character.

Read the reference entry → — what the name Tacaquirensis means, where it came from, and what other growers record about it.

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Species group
Other Trichocereus
In the yard since
Not recorded yet
Where it came from
Not recorded yet
Photographs
4 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.

The story

Heavily spined and much fatter in person than the photos suggest.

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 cactus growing in a terracotta pot topped with gritty mix

    Illustration

  • Line drawing of a cactus cutting standing upright, its cut end showing the pale pith and the ring of vascular bundles inside

    Illustration

  • Line drawing of a crested cactus, its growing point stretched into a wavy fan lined with areoles

    Illustration

  • 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

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