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J5 Peruvianus seal. Plain ring.

Peruvianus

J5 Peruvianus

Also written as J5

J5 is reportedly a Peruvian torch that takes on a very heavy blue bloom and carries thick spines.

PeruvianusField-collection code: A collector's accession number — initials and a number — rather than a nickname.

At a glance

Species

Trichocereus peruvianus

syn. Echinopsis peruviana

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Character

Notes
It reportedly takes on a very heavy blue bloom. Spines are reportedly thick.
Drawing of a peruvianus-type column: stout and blue with a heavy powdery bloom, ribs deeply notched between large areoles, and long spines.
A Peruvianus column, drawn — not a photograph of this plant.

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