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title: "does anyone happen to know what kind of cactus this is? my mother…"
description: "does anyone happen to know what kind of cactus this is? my mother gave it to me today and i repotted it. it’s leaning over weirdly but it’s definitely growing…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/643df964a9d732cf3a719935"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "riChele"
published: "2023-04-18T01:59:00.334Z"
language: "en"
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# does anyone happen to know what kind of cactus this is? my mother…

_Posted by riChele on 2023-04-18_

does anyone happen to know what kind of cactus this is? my mother gave it to me today and i repotted it. it’s leaning over weirdly but it’s definitely growing as u can tell by the ends lol. just trying to do my research on it so i can know more on how to take care of it

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## 2 comments

### MaggiePlants commented on 2023-04-18

Maybe a peanut cactus? I use an app called PictureThis to identify plants, you could try that ☺️

### Motivated \& Jovial commented on 2023-04-19

Looks like rats tail cacti with a new growth that could have been propagated. I am no expert though lol. I just love cacti!

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