Carnegiea gigantea (Saguaro) is a tree-like cactus with a ribbed stem that can grow up to 65 feet (20 m) tall and up to 2.5 feet (75 cm) …
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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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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…
Aylostera heliosa, formerly known as Rebutia heliosa, is a small, slow-growing cactus with spherical to short cylindrical stems densely …
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii (Chin Cactus) is a dwarf cactus with a spherical, gray-green, often reddish stem with usually eight narrow …
Melocactus matanzanus (Dwarf Turk's Cap Cactus) is a small cactus with a spherical or slightly depressed, usually solitary stem with a …
Cleistocactus samaipatanus is a columnar cactus with lime green stems with 14 to 17 ribs lined with clusters of pale yellow spines …