Hello cactus and succulent forum! I have always had an interest in cacti. Specifically the genus Opuntia, and Opuntiods, I just love their versatility and hardiness. Anyway the main point of this post is to identify this cactus that I have had for a while, I believe it belongs to the genus Euphorbia, I was told that it was albino, of course this plant demonstrates some partial pigment loss, but I am not sure if it is truly albino, here is a picture of it.

Also, here are some pictures of the different cacti species that I have, all but one being Opuntia

- Opuntia cochenillifera



-Opuntia stricta/dillenii/latoralis/etc (I am not sure which species it is, it is a Florida native, and the flowers are light yellow, help would be appreciated.)


-Opuntia cochenillifera variegated


-Pereskia aculeata variegated


-Opuntia gosseliniana & Opuntia cacanapa


-A bunch of baby Opuntia ficus-indica growing from seeds! Notice the cute cotelydons. I am unsure of the variety. If you are curious they are growing at the base of an Annona glabra.


-An interesting Opuntia ficus-indica, with roots growing out of the side of the stem segment.

If you are interested in any cuttings of these species, just let me know, and I may be able to help you out. Thanks for reading!

I suspect your Euphorbia is lactea 'White ghost' and is attempting to revert. I have a crested version doing the very same thing. I've thought about cutting and rooting that piece to see if it stays two tone or reverts to white or green.

Your Prickly Pears are very nice - very well grown. But nothing with pokies! Where is the Opuntia microdasys? Or Opuntia erinacea? Or some nice poky Cholla?

Prickly Pear and all their relatives will root on any part of a pad or stem. I spent one year planting them upside down, right side up, on one edge, burying the entire pad or not burying any of the pad. I have had them grow roots sitting on a paper plate in my kitchen.

I am attaching a photo of a Snow Leopard Cholla baby with a little barrel cactus buddy (I reused soil). You can always tell the difference between a Opuntioid and a barrel cactus. I imagine you can tell the difference between all the cactus groups by looking at seedlings.

DaisyI said:

I suspect your Euphorbia is lactea 'White ghost' and is attempting to revert. I have a crested version doing the very same thing. I've thought about cutting and rooting that piece to see if it stays two tone or reverts to white or green.

Your Prickly Pears are very nice - very well grown. But nothing with pokies! Where is the Opuntia microdasys? Or Opuntia erinacea? Or some nice poky Cholla?

Prickly Pear and all their relatives will root on any part of a pad or stem. I spent one year planting them upside down, right side up, on one edge, burying the entire pad or not burying any of the pad. I have had them grow roots sitting on a paper plate in my kitchen.

I am attaching a photo of a Snow Leopard Cholla baby with a little barrel cactus buddy (I reused soil). You can always tell the difference between a Opuntioid and a barrel cactus. I imagine you can tell the difference between all the cactus groups by looking at seedlings.

Thanks so much for your reply! I believe you are correct in your ID. Also thanks for the compliments, and I actually have tried growing Teddy Bear Cholla cuttings, unfortunately they never took. I like what you pointed out about cactus sprouts, I think the fact that you could tell the different cacti groupings apart just by the sprouts is very interesting, and I love how similar the cholla seedling is to Opuntia seedlings, I have actually never heard of Snow Leopard Cholla until now but they are very beautiful, and it's cool that they can grow from seeds, do you know any good sources to obtain seeds? Thanks again!

My seed came from my daughter's plant. Mine has never bloomed but hers does every year (more sun). But, Opuntia and relatives don't always set seed (this is the first time Daughter's plant has). She gave me the seed a couple years ago - I just got around to doing something with them. The name is Cylindropuntia whipplei 'Snow Leopard' - we got the plants from coldhardycactus.com but you can find them on Etsy and a few other places.

Oh alright, thank you!