Gymnocalycium stellatum is a beautiful small cactus with a usually solitary, flattened spherical stem with 7 to 11 ribs lined with …
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The family Cactaceae (cactus, cacti) is divided into four subfamilies (Pereskioideae, Opuntioideae, Cactoideae and Maihuenioideae), around 125 – 130 genera and 1,400 – 1,500 species of flowering plants with succulent (water-storing) stems.
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Brachycereus nesioticus (Lava Cactus) is a clump-forming cactus with yellow cylindrical stems with green or brown tones. The stems have …
Echinopsis 'Rot Violet', formerly known as ×Chamaelobivia 'Rot Violet', is a small cactus with numerous upright stubby stems and …
Maihueniopsis darwinii (Darwin's Cactus) is a mat-forming cactus with stems consisting of joined olive-green segments. It can grow up to 4 …
Copiapoa longistaminea (Copiapoa de Adriana) is a slow-growing cactus that forms dense cushions of many stems covered with grayish wax …
Echinopsis 'Piura' is a small cactus with dark green, semi-columnar, multi-ribbed stems with ribs lines with clusters of curved, black …
Copiapoa dealbata is a cactus that forms impressive mounds reaching up to 3.3 feet (1 m) in height and more than 6.6 feet (2 m) in width …
Mammillaria petterssonii is a small cactus with a globular, light green, usually solitary stem with woolly axils and large 3-angled …
Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. horrida (Mouse Tail Cactus) is an epilithic and epiphytic cactus that freely branches from the base and …
Mammillaria haageana is a small cactus with a spiny, glaucous green, globular or somewhat elongated, usually solitary stem with a woolly …