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Peru Martin seal. Plain ring.

Peruvianus

Peru Martin

Peru Martin is reportedly used mainly as a behind a Spanish nursery's crosses.

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

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Species: reportedly , given as synonymous with ; associated with Trichocereus morphology.

An American nursery that sells of it says Martin is a peruvianus from New Zealand, a mislabeled plant grown from Karel Knize's seed that has become a well-known in New Zealand collections.

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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