Species
Spachianus
A name published well over a century ago that almost nobody has collected in the wild.
The name
The International Plant Names Index records Trichocereus spachianus Riccob. as a validly published name, first published in 1909.Reported by one source, and not corroborated anywhere else.
What has been found in the wild
Asked for Trichocereus spachianus by name, the collectors' own field-number lists return 2 distinct collections, both made by a single collector at Bolivian localities.Reported by one source, and not corroborated anywhere else.
How thin that is
Two collections from one person is about as thin as a field record gets for a name this well known.
What growers report
Growers name it as good grafting stock, and as unpleasant to handle: the spines are fine enough to snap off in your skin.Reported, but not confirmed.
Every feature on this page moves with age, sun and water: a thirsty plant in hard light grows longer spines and a heavier bloom than the same clone in the shade. None of it settles an identity on its own, a clone name is not proof of a species, and a photograph is a pointer rather than an answer.