Epiphyllum laui (Orchid Cactus) is a much-branched cactus with flat shiny green stems, often reddish or brownish at the apex, with a…
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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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Mammillaria schiedeana is an attractive small cactus with dark green spherical stems with cylindrical or slightly tapering tubercles and…
Mammillaria fraileana is small cactus that grows up to 6 inches (15 cm), slowly producing offsets to form a small clump. Stems are green…
Mammillaria luethyi is a small eye-catching cactus with brownish ball-shaped stems dotted with white clusters of tiny spines and decorated…
Cleistocactus winteri subsp. colademono (Monkey's Tail), also known as Cleistocactus colademononis, is an attractive cactus with light …
Melocactus bahiensis is a small cactus with a green globular stem with 8 to 14 ribs lined with clusters of spines and a woolly and densely…
Echinopsis subdenudata (Easter Lily Cactus) is a small cactus with grayish-green spherical stems with 8 to 12 ribs sparsely lined with…
Echinopsis mamillosa var. kermesina is a small cactus with a solitary dark green spherical stem with 13 to 17 deep ribs divided into…
Echinopsis mamillosa is a small cactus with a solitary spherical stem with 13 to 17 deep ribs divided into tubercles tipped with rounded…
Browningia candelaris (Candleholder Cactus) is a tree-like cactus with a distinct unbranched trunk and a crown of branching thinner stems …