Matucana krahnii is a small cactus with gray-green, spherical to short cylindrical stems with 10 to 18 ribs divided into tubercles widened …
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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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Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with erect stems that usually have 4 to 6, sometimes up to 10 ribs lined …
Gymnocalycium anisitsii var. tucavocense is a small cactus with flattened spherical stems with 8 to 11 notched ribs and fuzzy areoles with …
Acanthocalycium thionanthum, also known as Echinopsis thionantha, is a small cactus with spherical to cylindrical stems with 9 to 25 ribs …
Tephrocactus weberi is a small shrubby cactus with segmented stems covered with conspicuous rhomboid, spirally arranged tubercles that …
Cumulopuntia subterranea, also known as Puna subterranea or Maihueniopsis subterranea, is a dwarf cactus with egg-shaped stems with …
Cumulopuntia sphaerica is a shrubby cactus with gray-green, segmented stems armed with reddish spines that turn lighter as they age. The …
Cylindropuntia tesajo (Tesajo Cholla) is a shrubby cactus with slender, segmented, densely branched stems with small, inconspicuous …
Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with lance-shaped stem segments (pads) that become very elongated …
Parodia aureispina, also known as Parodia microsperma subsp. aureispina, is a small cactus with spherical, green to slightly bluish stems …