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Goliat seal. 4 ribs, spineless.

Scopulicola

Goliat

Reportedly a that grows extremely fat and spineless, and buds prolifically.

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

At a glance

In the yard

Character

  • nearly smooth to heavily spined: this one leans strongly toward nearly smooth, read from the spines line below.
Ribs
Reportedly, scopulicola generally runs few ribs, usually four to six.
Spines
Reportedly spineless, as scopulicola generally is.
Growth habit
Reportedly extremely fat — five to six inches across.
Drawing of a scopulicola-type column: smooth-edged and glossy, with very few ribs, tiny areoles and no spines.
A Scopulicola column, drawn — not a photograph of this plant.

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