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What kind of cactus?
Been told that this is a "Whale Tail". Any ideas of what kind of cactus or what causes this?
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Mulegena
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Pitaya Agria by any other name...
she walks, and swims, in beauty!
Named by locals as Pitaya Agria/Bitter Pitaya Cactus.
The flesh is bitter and never eaten.
The fruit is edible and not bitter.
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Never seen anything like this... and I cannot find it on the internet.
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That is a beautiful cactus ,
Where did you take the photo ?
It is called a "cristate" formation
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Looks like a cactus with a mutation?
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Cactus
It looks like a pitahaya (pitaya) with a condition I have heard called faciata. It is abnormal but not really uncommon.
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Great picture.....and never seen by me. I searched the web, and got this:
The cactus you spotted was probably a crested saguaro. Relatively rare, crested saguaros are easily identified by their gnarled, fan-shaped tops, as
shown in the picture above. Researchers disagree on exactly what causes the plant’s growing tip (the apex) to go awry. Theories include everything
from lighting strikes to genetic abnormalities. The most widely accepted explanation is that cresting is caused by damage to the apex, either
mechanically (man made or nature-caused) or by freezing. The crest doesn’t harm the saguaro, which can continue to produce flowers and fruit. It is
estimated that this condition affects approximately one out of every 200,000 saguaros.
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I thought that Saguero did not grow in Baja....the Cordon is what Baja has that folks mistakenly call Saguero?
N'est pas?
Don't believe everything you think....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tehag
It looks like a pitahaya (pitaya) with a condition I have heard called faciata. It is abnormal but not really uncommon. |
The guide at the Cactus Sanctuary in the Sur agreed with what you say, Tom.
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tripledigitken
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Very close to the La Virgen Shrine in Catavina is a cardon with this condition. Can't find a photo of it though.
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mcfez
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Now I am wondering that! Good point motoged...I have to look into that when I am down there next week. Going back to the web a few minutes ago...there
seems to be various viewpoints on this!
| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
I thought that Saguero did not grow in Baja....the Cordon is what Baja has that folks mistakenly call Saguero?
N'est pas? |
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
Very close to the La Virgen Shrine in Catavina is a cardon with this condition. Can't find a photo of it though. |
Did it look a little like this one? Northeast of El Rosario near Los Martires:
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
I thought that Saguero did not grow in Baja....the Cordon is what Baja has that folks mistakenly call Saguero?
N'est pas? |
Correct... but it is a cardón.  
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Now then, if that is a beneficial mutation, you've perhaps captured the future of Cardon-dom. Would it be easier for a Cardon to survive if some or
all of its "arms" where short and bulbous?
We'll have to wait a bit for the answer.
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Another hard life story....
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Mauricio's Cafe in Rosarito Nuevo has this beauty in it's dining room. I posted it a while back asking if anyone had any idea what it was.
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All sorts of 'alien' plants live in Baja!!!
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here is a good example of a whale cactus! I made an art card out of my photo.
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