TBM crested
also known as monstrosa cristata
B · reasonably documentedDocumentation grade: BOrigin is known and broadly agreed among growers, but some details are unverified or second-hand.
name drift medium · name sometimes ambiguousName drift risk: mediumThis name is occasionally applied to more than one plant, or competes with a similar spelling. Check the notes before buying.
IDENTIFYING FEATURES
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LINEAGE
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ORIGIN
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Origin note:Sacred Succulents independently document the phenomenon: they record that crested tissue appeared spontaneously on a specimen of an already monstrose bridgesii, which they now distribute as Trichocereus bridgesii f. cristata-monstrosus Clone B, describing it as mostly spineless blue-green tissue in thin or rounded ridges, sometimes resembling a cresting wave, with each cutting turning out unique.
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NOTES
This corroborates the Freaky Cacti account that the monstrose-to-crested switch can arise spontaneously rather than from injury. Two independent sources now describe it.
Name drift · mediumThis name is occasionally applied to more than one plant, or competes with a similar spelling. Check the notes before buying.
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