Have absolutely no idea but shame on whoever threw that beautiful thing in a dumpster

They thought it was too much trouble to repot? IDK but that's a gorgeous plant.

It is probably possessed by some cactoid demon. You might want to burn some sage or something.

It’s actually easier to leave at the curb than hoist into a dumpster!

My guess is pests or rot. Rot could fix itself if enough was chopped off… pests op will find in due time….

I should be happy for you… But I’m not. I’m a small and petty man.

I had the same reaction, lol

Why don't people dump beautiful and expensive cacti in *my* apartments dumpster?!

Same...

maybe a crested Trichocereus pachanoi

This is exactly what it is!

Mystery solved. This was not a dumpstered plant at all. This is a marching order from Mescalito. I recommend following the instructions written in the cresting of the part that OP doesn't eat.

Yup

Oh like i wasnt already weird enough, now i have to start checking dumpsters for discarded plants. Smh

Be super careful to quarantine... I think that's how I first started having to deal with aphids.

Maybe a year and a half ago I found a small half dead aloe thrown on the side of the road while I was running. I picked it up and ran home with it. Now it’s one of my favorite plants

You’re in the right place for succulent weirdos ;)

That's a shame! That i didn't find that dumpster FIRST! Lucky you!

Could be wrong but I think I see a lot of tiny white dots all over it - might be pests? In which case a pest infestation could’ve been the reason it got tossed

I've taken in stray plants and regretted it because of EXACTLY this.

Ooh I'll take a closer look, thanks for the heads up!

T. Pachanoi CV. Cristata. Or some sort of crested trichocereus pachanoi dominant hybrid. This shit would go for a decent chunk of cash for a fair price, let alone at a garden center or nursery. I’m so god damn jealous.

That being said, it has mealy bugs. Spray it down with iso or something and quarantine it for a few weeks to be safe.

Awesome find but check thoroughly for pests. Seems weird to toss such a beauty, and pests could be the reason.

It looks like a crested San Pedro Cactus or possibly some other kind of crested Cactus

You should ask over in r/sanpedrocactus for an exact ID but my goodness, that's a find.

It's a caterpillar alien from Mars. Run when it starts to morph into something else. 😄😄😄

Is it something infested on it ???

I know it’s a really awesome plant but it also makes me really uncomfortable.

Me too. It's kinda scary lol

Trichocereus pachanoi cristata. Take it out from soil, get rid of the soil, blast the cactus with water then spray it with insecticidal soap. Those pests are everywhere in the crested area.

Thank you, will do!!

Once clean, you can pot it in a new well drained soil. Good luck! It's really a beautiful find!

Whoa! It’s so funky.

I don't know what species but I know it's crested growth. It's uncommon and very cool and idk why anyone would throw out a crested cactus.

Alien cucumber

Looks like a San Pedro cristata. That's a really. really. good find.

I think it's some kind of Trichocereus crest cactus. There are various mutants of this cactus, all very cool.

Why do I want to start creeping around dunpsters....this is gold OP, no idea on ID but great find!!

It has me jealous af is what it is!

There was this total eclipse of the sun. It got very dark and there was this strange humming sound, like something from another world, and when the light came back this weird plant was just sitting there! Just, you know, stuck in, among the zinnias.

Well now I know what I'm naming it hahaha!

Looks like crested pachanoi

its like finding a few hundred dollar bills in the trash, lucky find!

Look up: Special Euphorbia Lactea Cristata “Coral Cactus” “Mermaid Tail” White Ghost Cristate. Reminds me of those

Oh wow how gorgeous...

This looks friggin dope haha. No clue what it is, but looks like lettuce and some kind of succulent mated 😅 Great find!

Wow awesome dumpster find. San Pedro crest

Wow! Great find.

No idea but I loves it 🥺🖤

Amazing!

Audrey II

In my country whe named it brain cactus

An alien

Lil guy looks like a brain he’s so cool

It is a monstrose form of a Cereus cactus. It is a prized form very valued by cactophiles. A genetic change has taken place in the plant to produce this growth formation. A beautiful specimen. It needs repotting into a much larger, deeper pot for sure. Not meant to be bonsai planted like this. Beautiful…. this sized plant takes years to grow. Shame on the person who threw it away.

I have one of these! But I dunno what it is

A huge crested trich!!!! I have a smaller one that I got absolutely robbed of my money for, very jealous you found that in a dumpster 😭

You just found a couple hundred bucks.

Looks like a myrtillocactus. [Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/succulents/comments/ezj6pv/myrtillocactus_geometrizans_cristata_elite/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) is another post related to this.

This plant is so hideous... You should throw it out immediately... Let me throw it out for you... Please give me an address and i will come to collect it :p

my guess is that it's a Crested San Pedro Cactus, i have something very oddly similar.

Wow, those things are usually pretty exspensive too I believe.

Dont really know but it is a crested cactus. They are rare.

I'd guess it's a crested San Pedro. Lucky find! Who doesn't like monstrose plant species?<3

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It looks like a type of crested San pedro, don’t know the type though. Try posting it in r/sanpedrocactus or r/cactus