help identify my succulent and cactus!

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groovylooney
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help identify my succulent and cactus!

Post by groovylooney »

this is my succulent
this is my succulent
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Hi! I am new to the cactus world and was recently gifted a terrarium full of different succulents! I've identified all of them except for two:
The first one is a short, dark green cactus with brown spines that are pretty soft unless you jam your finger on the direct end of one :p its growing little mini me's of itself coming out of the bottom. Ive searched for HOURS and can't figure out what kind of cactus it is.

The attachment above/ the one with pink lighting is an actual picture of my cactus. I included another picture i found on google images, it looks identical to the one i have but of course had no label.

The other one isn't a cactus but a dark green, lotus-lookin succulent with semi-sharp edges to its leaves and a weird layer of short hairs. Ive attached its image as well.
this is the actual cactus i have
this is the actual cactus i have
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Hope someone can help me figure out these mystery succulents! Thanks!
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this is a stock picture that looks exactly like the one i have but had no label
this is a stock picture that looks exactly like the one i have but had no label
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Kamos
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Re: help identify my succulent and cactus!

Post by Kamos »

The stock picture looks like a Mammillaria to me. Your cactus looks like a Rebutia, maybe fulvesetis.
Your succulent looks like either Aeonium or Echevarria.
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Re: help identify my succulent and cactus!

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The stock photo is a mammillaria spinosissima.
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Re: help identify my succulent and cactus!

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The lighting doesn't help give id's - daylight is a lot better for actually looking at plants than a mix of lighting including a magenta grow light.

Your succulent is an Aeonium, maybe A. undulatum.

The cactus looks a bit like a Rebutia, perhaps? I think it maybe hasn't had quite enough light, so is growing a bit cylindrical, in better light it would be more spherical. Also, I'm not convinced your stock picture example is the same as your cactus.
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Re: help identify my succulent and cactus!

Post by groovylooney »

thank you guys! i think that solved it:) hooray!!
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