Mammillaria tetrancistra (Common Fishhook Cactus) is a fishhook cactus with a cylindrical, usually solitary stem that grows up to 10…
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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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Rebutia deminuta (Crimson Crown Cactus) is a small, free-flowering cactus that grows solitary or branching around the base to form small…
Selenicereus pteranthus (Princess of the Night) is a much-branched pendent cactus with long, clambering or pendent stems with 4 to 6 ribs …
Ferocactus hamatacanthus (Mexican Fruit Cactus) is a cactus with an erect, spherical to short cylindrical, usually solitary stem with 12 …
Matucana aurantiaca (Orange Matucana) is a small cactus with spherical to cylindrical stems with about 16 distinctly tuberculate ribs …
Copiapoa humilis is a small cactus with spherical stems with distinct tubercles arranged in 8 to 16 somewhat spiral ribs. The stems can …
Tacinga subcylindrica, also known as Tacinga inamoena subsp. subcylindrica, is a shrubby cactus with segment, irregularly branched stems …
Mammillaria geminispina (Twin-spined Cactus) is a small cactus with spherical to cylindrical or club-shaped stems covered with spirally …
Echinocereus rigidissimus (Arizona Rainbow Cactus) is a beautiful cactus with a usually solitary stem with pectinate radial spines curved…
Tacinga inamoena is a much-branched, shrubby cactus with segmented, grey-green to bluish-green stems with small areoles bearing short …