Austrocylindropuntia vestita (Old Man Opuntia) is a cactus with slender cylindrical stems densely covered with long white hairs. The 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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Acanthocereus tetragonus (Triangle Cactus) is a columnar cactus with dark green stems that usually have 3 to 5 ribs lined with clusters …
Gymnocalycium baldianum (Dwarf Chin Cactus) is a small cactus with a spherical or a little flat, usually solitary stem with 9 to 10 broad…
Parodia chrysacanthion (Golden Powder Puff) s a small cactus with a spherical to short cylindrical, usually solitary stem with many…
Astrophytum capricorne (Goat's Horn Cactus) is a strange-looking cactus with a solitary gray-green stem more or less covered with the …
Opuntia microdasys (Bunny Ears Cactus) is a popular cactus that forms a dense shrub with green pad-like stems with no spines but numerous…
Cephalocereus senilis (Old Man Cactus) is a columnar cactus with clusters of erect, usually unbranched stems with 20 to 30 ribs and a…
Astrophytum myriostigma (Bishop's Cap Cactus) is a spineless cactus with a bright green, typically solitary stem densely covered with …
Lophophora williamsii (Peyote) is a slow-growing cactus with spineless flattened spherical stems with a tuft of yellowish or whitish…
Echinopsis chamaecereus (Peanut Cactus) is a branched cactus with many crowded pale green finger-like stems. It grows up to 6 inches …