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title: "Hi there, the app can’t seem to identify this new cactus I was…"
description: "Hi there, the app can’t seem to identify this new cactus I was gifted. Does anyone recognize it? Thanks so much."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/65229a2df0165114ab3ae6aa"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Grace"
published: "2023-10-08T12:01:49.359Z"
language: "en"
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# Hi there, the app can’t seem to identify this new cactus I was…

_Posted by Grace on 2023-10-08_

Hi there, the app can’t seem to identify this new cactus I was gifted. Does anyone recognize it? Thanks so much.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3XIU7xGHe4m4VvQeu3F5aHgRNlNaREfAuliAo5PGlY4/17b3226155ad4b31a89b3f15e5417fcc.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Sunny commented on 2023-10-08

Could be dog-tail cactus, deamia testudo

### Lucky commented on 2023-10-08

It’s a dragonfruit cactus! I have been growing my own for a year now!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/RkD9EVZWjiPgIj2OMGWEfe-XmRPiyGn4MsIYwhKfV9Y/9f4a63b19435452e97d0281b676c0da9.webp?size=large)

### Hens and chicks commented on 2023-10-08

Yeah that is a dragon fruit cactus. It is a tropical, Vining, cactus kind of like a Christmas cactus.

### Grace commented on 2023-10-09

Thanks so much!

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