Gymnocalycium bruchii is a dwarf cactus that forms clumps of blue-green stems with 12 shallow ribs and woolly areoles that bears clusters…
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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Rhipsalis pilocarpa (Hairy Stemmed Rhipsalis) is a cactus that grows as an epiphytic shrub with cylindrical, initially upright, later…
Stenocereus pruinosus (Gray Ghost Organ Pipe) is a large shrubby or tree-like cactus with a distinct trunk from which the branching stems…
Ortegocactus macdougallii is a small clump-forming cactus with greenish-gray globular stems with rhomboid tubercles topped with a cluster…
Carnegiea gigantea (Saguaro) is a tree-like cactus with a ribbed stem that grows up to 65 feet (20 m) tall and up to 2.5 feet (75 cm) in…
Discocactus horstii is a small cactus with a spherical, usually solitary stem with 12 to 22 prominent ribs and topped with a flat…
Selenicereus anthonyanus (Fish Bone Cactus) is a fast-growing epiphytic cactus with climbing stems. It branches in clusters at intervals…
Neowerdermannia vorwerkii is a small cactus with a solitary, flattened, globose to elongated globose stem with 16 or more ribs divided…
Hylocereus undatus (Dragon Fruit), formerly known as Hylocereus undatus, is a lithophytic or hemiepiphytic cactus with creeping …
Blossfeldia liliputana, also known as Blossfeldia liliputiana, is dwarf cactus with grey-green disk-shaped stems with tufts of white wool…