Gymnocalycium paediophilum is a small cactus with pale green stems with 7 to 10 ribs lined with areoles that bear clusters of spines …
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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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Denmoza rhodacantha is a cactus that starts as a spherical stem and stays that way for quite some time before evolving into a column …
Parodia ottonis subsp. horstii is a small cactus with flattened or spherical stems with 6 to 16 ribs lined with clusters of spines …
Lepismium cruciforme f. spiralis is an epiphytic cactus with long, fleshy, segmented stems that twist as they grow and small, white …
Rhipsalis ewaldiana is an epiphytic cactus with thin, 3-sided, branching stems that grow up to 2 feet (60 cm) long. The new growth turns …
Leuenbergeria bleo (Wax Rose), formerly known as Pereskia bleo, is a shrub or small tree with a trunk and smooth, olive-green to brownish …
Frailea mammifera is a small cactus with subglobose, usually solitary stems with about 17 ribs lined with clusters of spines. The stem …
Parodia penicillata is a small cactus with green stems with tuberculate ribs lined with clusters of spines. The stems are initially …
Myrtillocactus geometrizans f. cristatus 'Variegatus' is a stunning, slow-growing cactus with variegated stems with a central growing …
Epithelantha micromeris f. cristata (Crested Button Cactus) is a small cactus that makes a tangled cluster of beautiful crests. The stem …