Oreocereus hempelianus, also known as Arequipa hempeliana, is an attractive cactus with short cylindrical stems with 10 to 20 ribs and…
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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Selenicereus hamatus is a very vigorous cactus with clambering or sprawling, light green stems with usually four ribs lined with knobby…
Mammillaria candida (Snowball Cactus), also known as Mammilloydia candida, is a small cactus with solitary or clustered stems densely …
Echinopsis 'Blaze', formerly known as Lobivia 'Blaze', is a small cactus that forms dense clumps of spherical or slightly elongated stems …
Opuntia macrocentra (Long-spined Purplish Prickly Pear) is a shrubby cactus with erect to decumbent branches composed of flat green pads …
Cylindropuntia whipplei is a sparingly to densely branched cactus with green or sometimes purplish-green, firmly attached stem segments…
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (Desert Christmas Cactus) is a sparingly to densely branched cactus with slender branches that bear many short…
Mammillaria compressa (Mother of Hundreds) is a clump-forming cactus with cylindrical to club-shaped stems with spines that vary in length…
Ferocactus glaucescens 'Nudus', also known as Ferocactus glaucescens 'Inermis', is a slow-growing cactus with spherical to somewhat…
Cereus spegazzinii 'Cristatus', formerly known as Monvillea spegazzinii 'Cristata', is a unique cactus that creates beautiful sculptural…