Austrocylindropuntia lagopus is a cactus with cylindrical stems with fine, creamy-yellowish hair arising from areoles. It grows up to 2 …
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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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Astrophytum myriostigma 'Onzuka' is an attractive, slow-growing cactus with a green, solitary stem heavily marked with white spots. The …
Lepismium houlletianum is a much-branched cactus with cylindrical primary and flattened secondary stem segments with serrated margins. The…
Ariocarpus scaphirostris (Living Rock Cactus) is a slow-growing geophytic cactus with a subglobose, dark green to brown stem with large…
Acanthocalycium spiniflorum is a cactus with globular stems that become cylindrical with age. It is usually solitary but may offset at the …
Echinocereus scheeri subsp. gentryi is a branched cactus with cylindrical stems with 4 to 5 ribs and very short spines. The stems grow up …
Hatiora × graeseri (Easter Cactus) is a freely branching shrub with pendant stems composed of flat mid-green segments. Hatiora gaertneri …
Rhipsalis cereuscula (Coral Cactus) is a shrubby cactus with light green stems crowned with clusters of tiny rice-shaped joints. The …
Rhipsalis pachyptera is a spineless, much-branched cactus with semi-erect to somewhat pendent stems with many segments with a cylindric…
Schlumbergera opuntioides is a shrubby cactus with green leafless stems made up of distinct segments with areoles, usually with bristles …