Echinocereus rigidissimus subsp. rubispinus 'Albiflorus' is a beautiful small cactus with an erect, cylindrical stem nearly hidden by the …
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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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Opuntia engelmannii (Engelmann's Pricklypear) is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with a short or usually absent trunk and yellow-green to …
Gymnocalycium monvillei is a small, slow-growing cactus with a spherical to flattened spherical stem with 10 to 20 somewhat tubercled …
Mammillaria compressa 'Yokan' is a strange small cactus that forms a densely packed cluster of crested, brownish-green to purplish-red …
Gymnocalycium spegazzinii is a small unique cactus with a gray-green to brownish stem that cages itself in its long stiff spines pointed …
Coryphantha compacta is a small cactus with a spherical, grey-green to dark green, usually solitary stem with conical tubercles tipped…
Gymnocalycium eurypleurum is a small, slow-growing cactus with a spherical or slightly flattened, almost always solitary stem with usually…
Oreocereus hempelianus, also known as Arequipa hempeliana, is an attractive cactus with short cylindrical stems with 10 to 20 ribs and…
Selenicereus hamatus is a very vigorous cactus with clambering or sprawling, light green stems with usually four ribs lined with knobby…
Mammillaria candida (Snowball Cactus), also known as Mammilloydia candida, is a small cactus with solitary or clustered stems densely…