Leuchtenbergia principis (Agave Cactus) is a unique cactus with a cylindrical stem and long, grayish-green tubercles with purplish-red …
Browsing: Cactaceae
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 microdasys var. albispina (Angel Wings) is a freely clustering cactus with miniature pads with no spines but numerous white hair …
Hatiora salicornioides (Dancing Bones), formerly known as Rhipsalis salicornioides, is a bushy cactus with slender, many-branched, erect…
Pereskia grandifolia (Rose Cactus), also known as Rhodocactus grandifolius, is a shrubby cactus or small tree with a grayish-brown trunk …
Pereskiopsis diguetii (Alfilerillo), also known as Pereskiopsis spathulata, is a unique, densely shrubby cactus commonly used for grafting …
Mammillaria zeilmanniana (Rose Pincushion Cactus) is a small cactus with glossy green, globular to cylindrical stems with oval tubercles …
Mammillaria crinita subsp. wildii (Fishhook Pincushion Cactus) is a small cactus with dark green globose to short cylindrical stems with…
Mammillaria crinita (Pincushion Cactus) is a small cactus with dark green, globose to short cylindrical stems with conical tubercles, each …
Mammillaria vetula subsp. gracilis 'Arizona Snowcap', also known as Mammillaria gracilis 'Arizona Snowcap', is a beautiful small cactus …
Mammillaria vetula subsp. gracilis (Thimble Cactus), also known as Mammillaria gracilis, is a small cactus with cylindrical, bright green …