Opuntia cochenillifera (Cochineal Nopal Cactus), also known as Nopalea cochenillifera, is a shrubby or treelike cactus with a broadly …
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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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Aylostera heliosa subsp. cajasensis, formerly known as Rebutia heliosa var. cajasensis, is a small cactus with grey-green covered in …
Echinopsis 'Wotan', formerly known as ×Chamaelobivia 'Wotan', is a small cactus with numerous upright stubby stems and incredible flowers …
Stenocactus multicostatus (Brain Cactus) is a small cactus with depressed globose to somewhat cylindrical stems with up to 120 thin …
Echinocereus enneacanthus subsp. brevispinus (Strawberry Cactus) is a clump-forming cactus with green, cylindrical stems with usually 6 …
Mammillaria zeilmanniana 'Albiflora' is an attractive small cactus that forms clumps of glossy green stems with oval tubercles, each …
Echinopsis 'Yellow Bird', formerly known as ×Chamaelobivia 'Yellow Bird', is a small cactus with numerous upright stubby stems and …
Astrophytum capricorne var. minus (Goat's Horn) is a small cactus with a solitary spherical stem with white, woolly spots and clusters …
Ferocactus hamatacanthus subsp. sinuatus (Mexican Fruit Cactus) is a small, slow-growing cactus with a dark green, usually solitary stem …
Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica (Cane Cactus) is a shrubby cactus or small tree with a woody trunk and dark green to bluish-green branch …