Echinocereus rigidissimus (Arizona Rainbow Cactus) is a beautiful cactus with a usually solitary stem with pectinate radial spines curved…
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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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Tacinga inamoena is a much-branched, shrubby cactus with segmented, grey-green to bluish-green stems with small areoles bearing short …
Mammillaria bocasana 'Multilanata' (Powder Puff Cactus) is a cactus with clumping blue-green stems covered with hair-like radial spines…
Parodia ottonis (Indian Head Cactus), formerly known as Notocactus ottonis, is an attractive dwarf cactus with spherical stems with …
Opuntia monacantha (Drooping Prickly Pear) is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with a short trunk and glossy green stem segments with …
Gymnocalycium anisitsii is a small cactus with globular, green to bronze stems with 8 to 11 notched ribs lined with clusters of yellowish …
Echinopsis 'Red Paramount' is a semi-columnar cactus with a dark green multi-ribbed stem with ribs lined with white wooly areoles bearing …
Myrtillocactus geometrizans f. cristatus (Dinosaur Back Plant) is a slow-growing, sculptural cactus with stems having a central growing …
Pachycereus marginatus f. cristatus is a fascinating cactus that develops dark green, intricately designed stems with white, wooly …
Myrtillocactus cochal (Candelabra Cactus) is a large sprawling shrub or tree-like cactus with a short woody trunk and many bluish-green …