A prolific cactusSourced
A light touch can
make a new cactus cutting.
One subspecies of the Mexican thimble cactus readily sheds its offsets. A cactus grower described it breaking into propagable pieces at the slightest touch, helping make it common in cultivation.
Fragility can also
help it spread.
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