Please identify this cactus!

[morloch]

My husband purchased this cactus for me last year. No name on it . Clerk had no clue. But it looks so unique he had to get it for me. I have searched on google, but no real luck! I have watered it only three times,,, and it has tons of new little buds on it. Does anyone know what it is please?.

 

[guille24]

I had one of those several years ago , they are really cool but I have no idea what species they are .

 

[tortadise]

Len would know. It looks like a cholla variety of opuntia. I have a similar species outside. Very slow growers.

 

[morloch]

Thank you,, I'll research that variety!

 

[Yvonne G]

I'm not Len, but I think it might be opuntia sublata.