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Chalaensis seal. Plain ring.

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Chalaensis

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Also written as Trichocereus chalaensis

The Chalaensis in this yard has deep notches.Seen in my own yard. chalaensis is described as a Peruvian species from Chala in the Arequipa region, closely related to — and possibly the same plant as — Trichocereus glaucus, growing shrubby and often creeping down rocky slopes.

Other TrichocereusNamed clone: One original plant and every cutting taken from it, given a name by a grower.

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In the yard

Grown here

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Ribs
Notched.
A work glove holds a thick blue-green cutting whose broad flat ribs are cut apart by deep V notches, the spines gray-white low down and red-brown near the top, over a concrete walkway with bark mulch and a yellow equipment case behind.
My plant, in the yard.

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