It's gorgeous!

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It's gorgeous!

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Whatever it is!

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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
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Coryphantha?
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Looks like Escobaria hesteri, sometimes called Coryphantha. Except your plant looks huge. Is it actually pretty small?
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Thanks, I'd say the clump was less then 2' across, heads are tennis ball-sized.
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Most likely nickelsiae
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