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title: "My friend has asked me to revive her late mom’s plant. It looks like…"
description: "My friend has asked me to revive her late mom’s plant. It looks like some sort of cactus? I plan on checking the roots and getting it under a grow light. I…"
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community: "Plant Identification"
author: "Sarah"
published: "2026-01-24T15:04:15.690207Z"
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# My friend has asked me to revive her late mom’s plant. It looks like…

_Posted by Sarah on 2026-01-24_

My friend has asked me to revive her late mom’s plant. It looks like some sort of cactus? I plan on checking the roots and getting it under a grow light. I hope I can do this for her 🤞🏻

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## 3 comments

### Leafy commented on 2026-01-24

It looks like a Bunny Ear or Angel Wing cactus to me, but I’m not too sure.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/C7tED2X1-SnrVz1DY6ZBUIjLVbCn_Tmulo_A3qtWX5I/Bh5tcmi5RhGDo-kHwRQE4g.webp?size=large)

### Nashville Smashville commented on 2026-01-27

I believe that is a bunny ear cactus.

### Unstable0Table commented on 2026-01-29

I WISH UOU LUCK YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!

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