Echinocereus pulchellus is a small cactus with spherical stems with short tubercles arranged in ribs, sometimes slightly spiraled …
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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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Parodia erinacea is a small cactus with a solitary, flattened spherical to short cylindrical stem with 12 to 15 ribs and a woolly top …
Cereus aethiops is a shrubby cactus with erect, sometimes prostrate stems with 5 to 8 ribs lined with clusters of spines. It is usually …
Disocactus nelsonii is an epiphytic cactus with green or reddish, much-branched stems that are erect at first, becoming hanging as they …
Copiapoa esmeraldana, also known as Copiapoa humilis var. esmeraldana, is a low-growing cactus with green, spherical stems with the tip …
Mammillaria theresae 'Cristata' is a rare small cactus with contorted olive-green stems with a magenta-red tint and clusters of white to …
Eriosyce chilensis is a beautiful cactus with pale green stems with 16 to 24 ribs lined with dense clusters of stiff spines …
Maihueniopsis clavarioides f. cristata (Crested Dead Man's Fingers) is an interesting cactus that can grow up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall …
Ariocarpus retusus var. furfuraceus (Seven Stars), also known as Ariocarpus furfuraceus, is a slow-growing geophytic cactus with a …
Mammillaria elongata (Ladyfinger Cactus) is a small cactus that forms dense clusters of bright green, cylindrical stems with short …