Directory of Cactaceae Resources

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Subcategories

• Ariocarpus
• Arthrocereus
• Astrophytum
• Azureocereus
• Borzicactus
• Carnegia
• Cephalocereus
• Cereus
• Cleistocactus
• Copiapoa
• Coryphantha
• Cryptocereus
• Dolichothele
• Echinocactus
• Echinocereus
• Echinopsis
• Epiphyllum
• Eriocactus
• Erythrorhipsalis
• Escobaria
• Espostoa
• Ferocactus
• Gymnocalycium
• Harrisia
• Hatiora
• Heliocereus
• Hylocereus
• Leptocereus
• Leuchtenbergia
• Lobivia
• Lophocereus
• Lophophora
• Machaerocereus
• Mammillaria
• Matucana
• Melocactus
• Myrtillocactus
• Neobuxbaumia
• Neolloydia
• Neoporteria
• Nopalea
• Notocactus
• Obregonia
• Opuntia
• Oreocereus
• Pachycereus
• Parodia
• Pereskia
• Pereskiopsis
• Pseudolobivia
• Pseudorhipsalis
• Rebutia
• Rhipsalidopsis
• Rhipsalis
• Schlumbergera
• Selenicereus
• Stetsonia
• Submatucana
• Sulcorebutia
• Thelocactus
• Trichocereus
• Turbinicarpus
• Uebelmannia
• Weingartia
• Wilcoxia

Resources in This Category

• Cactaceae

  http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/cactacea.htm
  Botanical characteristics of this family of plants with technical drawings of a number of species.

• Cacti and Other Succulents

  http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/research/groups/jdeacon/desertecology/cacti.htm#top
  Provides an overview of these drought tolerant plants and the convergent evolution which has resulted in there being similar looking plants from very different plant families.

• Cacti and Succulent Forum of Israel: Gallery

  http://www.cacti.co.il/Gallery.aspx
  Images of a large number of species.

• Cacti Guide

  http://cactiguide.com/
  Images of many cactus genera as planted specimens in collections or in natural habitat, with horticultural advice and a discussion forum.

• Cacti of Chile

  http://www.chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/B_CACTUS_PLANTS.htm
  Photographs of several species including Austrocactus, Capiapoa, Echinopsis and Opuntia.

• Cactus Museum

  http://www.cactusmuseum.com/
  Photos and notes for many species from a cactus grower in Tucson, Arizona.

• Chihuahuan Desert Cacti

  http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/research/groups/jdeacon/desertecology/chicacti.htm#top
  Information and photographs of several species found in this region: Ariocarpus fissuratus, Epithelantha bokei, Echinocactus horizonthalonius, Ancistrocactus uncinatus, Echinocereus pectinatus and species of Echinocereus.

• Close-up View of Several Cacti

  http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjan07/bj-cacti.html
  Photographic study by Brian Johnston of these plants, with many fine images of flowers and spines, both macroscopic and microscopic.

• Plants of the Cactaceae Family

  http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cactaceae/
  Large image gallery of cacti cultivated in Phoenix, Arizona.

• Rhipsalis, Lepismium, Hatiora, Schlumbergera

  http://www.rhipsalis.com/
  Information on plants in these four genera, including species lists with photos, cultivation and propagation details, and links to vendors and collections.

• The Cactaceae

  http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/cact.htm
  Description of the cactus family, with photos and short profiles of several representative species.

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