There are abundant Trichocereus pachanoi in the adjacent countryside.
Typically they are growing amidst the cover of nurse plants, this sometimes is including stands of Anadenanthera trees. Alana Cory-Collins has commented on there being a historical succession from snuff to cactus for the Chavín in Peru but was unclear where their Anadenanthera had come from only that it obviously came to them as a trade item.
This last image is a closer view of the preceding photograph.
Copyright by Hubbie Smidlak 2008
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“pachanoi or pachanot?“
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Smith’s observations
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Topic 1: Backeberg’s clone
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Topic 2: pachanoi compared to pachanot.
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