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title: "Does anyone know what this is?"
description: "Does anyone know what this is?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/W77Y0kkCtERB3jAluvRnnf"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "GheeButtersnaps"
published: "2025-01-03T20:58:48.640495Z"
language: "en"
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# Does anyone know what this is?

_Posted by GheeButtersnaps on 2025-01-03_

Does anyone know what this is?

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## 6 comments

### PhiloFox commented on 2025-01-03

evil.

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-03

It looks like a lady fingers

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2025-01-04

Yes. A really long bunch of Mammillaria elongata.

### Plant lover 2000 commented on 2025-01-03

Monkey tail cactus

### Southwest sister commented on 2025-01-05

I have similar called mouse tail

### Bob the cactus nerd commented on 2025-01-17

Definitely Mammilaria Elongata - looks like the one I saw at Kew!

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