Cactaceae - Cactus Family

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Cactaceae
Cactus Family

These genera (groups of similar plants) belong to the family Cactaceae. Click one for more details.

Acanthocalycium

Aporophyllum

Ariocarpus Living Rock Cactus

Arrojadoa

Arthrocereus

Astrophytum

Austrocactus

Bergerocactus

Blossfeldia

Brasiliopuntia

Browningia

Carnegiea

Cephalocereus

Cereus

Cleistocactus

Copiapoa

Corynopuntia Prickly-Pear

Coryphantha

Cumulopuntia

Cylindropuntia Prickly-Pear

Discocactus

Disocactus

Echinocactus

Echinocereus

Echinofossulocactus Brain Cactus

Echinopsis Sea-Urchin Cactus

Epiphyllum Orchid Cactus

Epithelantha Button Cactus

Eriosyce

Escobaria

Espostoa

Ferocactus Barrel Cactus; Fishhook Cactus

Frailea

Grusonia

Gymnocalycium Chin Cactus

Harrisia

Hatiora

Hildewintera

Hylocereus

Lemaireocereus

Lepismium

Leuchtenbergia

Lobivia

Lophophora Peyote; Mescal-Button Cactus

Maihuenia

Maihueniopsis

Mammillaria Pincushion Cactus; Strawberry Cactus

Matucana

Melocactus

Mila

Myrtillocactus Myrtle Cactus

Neobuxbaumia

Notocactus

Obregonia

Opuntia Prickly-Pear

Oreocereus

Oroya

Pachycereus

Parodia

Pediocactus

Pelecyphora

Peniocereus

Pereskia Leaf Cactus

Pfeiffera

Pierrebraunia

Pilosocereus

Pseudorhipsalis

Pterocactus

Pygmaeocereus

Quetzalcoatlia

Quiabentia

Rebutia Crown Cactus

Rhipsalis Wickerware Cactus

Schlumbergera

Sclerocactus

Selenicereus Night-Blooming Cereus; Moon Cactus

Stenocereus

Stetsonia

Strombocactus

Tephrocactus

Thelocactus

Trichocereus

Tunilla

Turbinicarpus

Uebelmannia

Winterocereus

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