I hope someone can help me identify this. I purchased it about 2 years ago at a basic grocery store. I have an app that identifies plants and it says it’s a Star Cactus but most pictures I see online of Star Cactus plants are singular dome shaped plants with little spikes or flowers on them.
I posted this request in the r/cactus forum but it got removed due to it not being a cactus? I’m a bit more confused now because I honestly have not heard of Euphorbiaceae as a plant group and I thought I was a fairly educated person (to be fair, I don’t live in the geographical area where these plant types are common so maybe that’s why I never heard of it. I know plenty of trees and some plants from my region). I’m now confused as to is this a cactus or succulent or something that falls into either/neither category.
Is this plant some variety of Star Cactus or what could it be? I’m in Ohio USA but again I just got it from a grocery and it appeared to me to be an indoor plant. Thank you 😊
by 321duchess
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Not a euphorbia, this is a Haworthia which are fairly closely related to aloes. This is technically a succulent, it is not at all related to cacti but it also has a succulent growth habit which helps it retain moisture in the harsh habitats these guys come from in South Africa.
While pretty much all cacti are succulents, not all succulents are cacti. Any plant that has some kind of water storage capacity can be considered a succulent, including fleshy, waxy/powdery leaves, caudexes, tubers/bulbs, etc.
Haworthia. Maybe emelyae. Hard to tell since it’s etiolated. And grown soft so it’s not showing its natural characteristics.