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MM seal. Short spines.

Bridgesii

MM

Also written as Moran, Tammy, Medicine Man

Reportedly a whose two initials carry at least three separate naming stories.

  • short spines
  • dumbo mutation
  • vigorous growth

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

At a glance

In the yard

The longer version

Species: widely believed to be bridgesii (Bolivian Torch).

The third reads MM as short for Moran and links it to a called Tammy: Byron Fan and a grower called Will took the out of a trailer park unit whose new owner wanted the in-ground cacti cleared, and Tammy is that owner's name.

Character

  • slow and steady to fast grower: this one leans toward fast grower, read from the growth line below.
  • nearly smooth to heavily spined: this one leans toward nearly smooth, read from the spines line below.
Spines
Its spines are reportedly short and tidy.
Growth habit
It is reportedly an unusually strong grower once it is established. It reportedly dislikes humid conditions, which can bring on black spotting.
Drawing of a bridgesii-type column: slim, with few ribs, areoles set widely apart and long needle spines.
A Bridgesii column, drawn — not a photograph of this plant.

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

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