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Gator seal. Plain ring.

Pachanoi

Gator

Gator is reportedly a that looks like a plain San Pedro — defined ribs, small , short spines — but is valued for what its do rather than for its own shape.

  • pachanoi look
  • funky offspring

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

At a glance

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Where it comes from

Community reports place the original Gator plant in Sonoma, California.

Character

Notes
Seedlings raised from Gator crosses reportedly often come out oddly shaped even though the parent looks conventional.
Drawing of a pachanoi-type column: broad, with low rounded ribs, almost no spines, and a small notch in the rib above each areole.
A Pachanoi column, drawn — not a photograph of this plant.

Every photo shows another grower how this one really grows. Thank you.

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