http://ask.metafilter.com/66837/Mystery-cactus/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Mystery cactus Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:14:52 -0800 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:14:52 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/66837/Mystery-cactus Help identify this cactus! <br /><br /> I was given a clipping of <a href="http://skeetskeetskeetskeet.com/photos/cactus1.jpg">this cactus</a> by my mother and it has been growing wonderfully for almost a year... yet I still don't even know what kind of cactus it is! Can anyone help me here? Thanks! post:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.66837 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:08:27 -0800 dead_ cactus cacti plant plants http://ask.metafilter.com/66837/Mystery-cactus#1002308 I believe you have a Rat Tail Aporocactus. Commonly a hanging plant. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.66837-1002308 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:14:52 -0800 M.C. Lo-Carb! http://ask.metafilter.com/66837/Mystery-cactus#1002779 Yup, that looks like a rat's tail cactus. They look awesome in hanging baskets but keep them away from places where people might walk into them (says the voice of experience). comment:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.66837-1002779 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:00:55 -0800 indienial