Eve's Pin (Austrocylindropuntia Subulata)

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Eve's pin, whose scientific name is austrocylindropuntia subulata, is a multi-branched cactus species native to the Peruvian Andes.

Also called Eve's needle, it can grow up to 4 meters tall.

Its long, slender, fragile branches can grow up to 50 centimeters.

These branches are then covered with rudimentary, awl-like leaves that are about 2 cm long.

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