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Strange Cactus in Kew Gardens that fools you into thinking it’s a jade plant

Although it has areoles and some wicked spines, Quiabentia verticillata from Peru might be mistaken for another type of succulent because of its thick succulent leaves reminiscent of Crassula ovata. In the cactus family, it’s genus is most closely related to the Austrocylindropuntia genus, including the common Eve’s needle cactus.