Cereus forbesii f. spiralis (Spiraled Cereus) is a striking cactus with numerous columnar stems that have a unique, spiraling growth …
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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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Cereus forbesii is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with cylindrical stems that have 4 to 8 blunt ribs lined with areoles that bear clusters …
Escobaria abdita is an attractive, small, geophytic cactus with a swollen root and dark green stems with tubercles arranged into spirals …
Mammillaria melanocentra is a small cactus with a glaucous green, usually solitary stem covered with pyramidal tubercles and clusters of …
Stenocereus beneckei f. inermis is a shrubby cactus with bluish-green or bronze-green stems that have 5 to 9 tuberculate ribs and a white …
Stenocereus beneckei is a shrubby cactus with erect to decumbent stems that have 5 to 9 strongly tuberculate ribs lined with areoles that …
Leucostele atacamensis subsp. pasacana, formerly known as Echinopsis atacamensis subsp. pasacana, is a large cactus with a columnar habit …
Leucostele atacamensis (Cardon Grande), also known as Echinopsis atacamensis or Trichocereus atacamensis, is a massive cactus with a tall …
Eulychnia castanea f. varispiralis is a rare, slow-growing cactus with erect stems that have impressive spiral growth patterns, which can …
Eulychnia castanea is a shrubby cactus with green, cylindrical stems that have 8 to 13 ribs lined with clusters of spines. The stems can …