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title: "You guys, I’ve had this plant for YEARS and for the life of me cannot…"
description: "You guys, I’ve had this plant for YEARS and for the life of me cannot figure out what kind of cactus this is. Its spines start at little leaves so I don’t…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/3gN4ORgStmx31o8CzfhUYq"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Karson"
published: "2025-06-16T04:05:27.622319Z"
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# You guys, I’ve had this plant for YEARS and for the life of me cannot…

_Posted by Karson on 2025-06-16_

You guys, I’ve had this plant for YEARS and for the life of me cannot figure out what kind of cactus this is. Its spines start at little leaves so I don’t think it’s a rat tail cactus or a peanut cactus, it looks to me like some kind of finger cactus, but how it grows doesn’t make sense. Would appreciate any ideas, it’s probably pretty etiolated, but nonetheless, help me lol. 😅

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## 3 comments

### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2025-06-16

I believe it's type of Cholla - Cylindropuntia imbricata.

#### Karson replied on 2025-06-16

you are so right! thank you!!

#### Katomarose replied on 2025-06-16

I was going to say the same. It looks like some type of Cholla.

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