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This was at the ex-job last week. It seemed very familiar: I'm almost positive I've run into pictures of it on-line before, probably repeatedly, but I couldn't place it. Anybody know?
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Looks like a pine cone cactus (Tephrocactus sp.)
It's an opuntia (or former opuntia), I can't remember the exact one. I've never never never had any luck with this particular plant so I'd say stay away. I think they're one that needs just about no water in the winter because I always rot them off.
Tephrocactus articulatus, formerly an opuntia because it has glochids.
Thank goodness I didn't buy it, then. Hate glochids.
Yeah it is one of those cacti that looks safer than it is. It's definitely in the Opuntioideae. I really like Tephrocactus except for the glochids; that said, these glochids aren't as bad as some.
You totally should have bought it...very cool pine cone look alike! And I've yet to get any glochids in my fingers from mine.
Ew... gochids, you made the right choice in not buying it.
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