fero id please

[cactusjd]

i have some fero but im not sure about their id. im posting 17 fero pics . please let me know their names. thanks

1
http://i43.tinypic.com/25z2jat.jpg

2
http://i43.tinypic.com/2074aqe.jpg

3
http://i41.tinypic.com/2uzyzhs.jpg

4
http://i44.tinypic.com/e0qy4z.jpg

5
http://i40.tinypic.com/e9iz6e.jpg


6
http://i44.tinypic.com/2e5ulwn.jpg



7
http://i41.tinypic.com/2vj4ug2.jpg



8
http://i39.tinypic.com/35l4zk5.jpg


9
http://i43.tinypic.com/2u5ynp4.jpg


10
http://i43.tinypic.com/29dxmbs.jpg


11
http://i41.tinypic.com/2rh8gtx.jpg


12
http://i44.tinypic.com/a11tsm.jpg


13
http://i44.tinypic.com/29bolxu.jpg


14
http://i42.tinypic.com/xneyyr.jpg


15
http://i49.tinypic.com/vsffcp.jpg


16
http://i49.tinypic.com/21k9gg7.jpg


17
http://i50.tinypic.com/x3y838.jpg

[michael]

Hi,

please, can you post the pictures with lower size or with thumbnails? The picture size are to big for some users without a fast internet conection!

[cactusjd]

sorry for that i have make changes in thread

[Manfredo]

Hi cactusjd,

I suggest the following names for your Feros:

1. through 5. F. acanthodes (the Anglo-Americans prefer the name cylindraceus)
6. F. gracilis (may be also the var. coloratus)
7. seems to be a F. wislizeni hybrid because of the variegated epidermis; hybrids tend to have chlorophyll defects
8. has some of F. glaucescens, but the missing central spines and the green colour are contradicting
9. F. glaucescens cv. inermis
10. F. schwarzii
11. F. reppenhagenii
12. F. wislizeni
13. and 14. F. histrix
15. "no idea", do you have a picture taken from the side?
16. F. herrerae (= wislizeni var. herrerae)
and the last 17. is not a Ferocactus, it is an Echinocactus platyacanthus (=ingens =grandis =visnaga)

I hope this helps.

Best regards
Manfredo

[cactusjd]

wow...
Manfredo ur really genius. thanks for identification. u really have lot of knowledge and experience. thanks
#15 is rectispinus i already identified it due to its large spines. i will post its side view. i want to ask one thing first 5 F. acanthodes,,does they have separate names or they all have same name. and one more thing is all 5 are same or differnt?

[Manfredo]

Hi catusjd,

I believe, that plants 1 through 5 belong to F. acancthodes, but var. lecontei is also possible. They possibly can be defferentiated when beeing older. F. acanthodes has bigger seeds than var. lecontei and flowers in spring, while var. lecontei flowers in summer (July - August here in Germany).
F. acanthodes is rather variable. There are plants with reddish spines, yellow, straw-coloured or white ones.

Regards
Manfredo

[cactusjd]

thanks Manfredo
can i post more plants pic in same thread? or i start a new thread for more plant id's?