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Questions and Answers: 2015

Question: Recently bought this succulent and cannot find any identification. Any idea of what it is?

  • Question

    Recently bought this succulent and cannot find any identification. Any idea of what it is?

    Answer

    Dear rsimons, your plant may be Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Eve's needle cactus), a species that has gone by many other scientific names (including Opuntia subulata and Pereskia subulata). Most of the species found in this genus are native to South America. Best wishes.