Echinopsis spachiana (Golden Torch), formerly known as Trichocereus spachianus, is a slow-growing columnar cactus with cylindrical stems …
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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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Echinopsis schickendantzii, also known as Trichocereus schickendantzii or Soehrensia schickendantzii, is a shrubby cactus with green …
Echinocereus pentalophus (Lady Finger Cactus) is a clump-forming cactus with weak, erect, soon decumbent stems with 4 to 5 ribs lined …
Mammillaria theresae is a charming small cactus with subglobose to cylindrical, usually solitary or sparingly clustered stems covered with …
Mammillaria magnifica is a fast-growing cactus with cylindrical stems covered with pyramidal or conical tubercles tipped with clusters of …
Maihueniopsis clavarioides (Dead Man's Fingers), also known as Puna clavarioides, is a much-branched cactus with grayish-green to dark …
Myrtillocactus geometrizans (Bilberry Cactus) is a large, highly branched cactus with glaucous blue-green stems with 5 to 8 ribs lined …
Ariocarpus agavoides (Tamaulipas Living Rock Cactus) is a small cactus with a greenish-brown rosette-shaped stem with divergent, often…
Ariocarpus retusus (Star Rock) is an unusual, slow-growing cactus with a solitary, flattened globose stem covered with long pyramidal …
Pereskia aculeata (Barbados Gooseberry) is an unusual shrubby cactus with long whip-like branches that bear glossy dark green leaves and …