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Dictionary of 🌵 Cactus Names
by Maarten H.J. van der Meer
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Cactus Names - A
163
Subcategories
New
Acanthanthus ❌
Acanthechinopsis
Acanthinopsis (×)
Acanthocalycium
Acanthocephala
Austrocactus hibernus subsp. robustior
Armatocereus godingianus subsp. brevispinus
Arthrocereus spinosissimus
Armatocereus godingianus
Armatocereus procerus
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Cactus Names - B
76
Subcategories
New
Backebergia
Banfiopuntia
Bartschella
Beahmara (×)
Bergerocactus
Browningia altissima
Browningia amstutziae
Borzicactus roezlii
Bloßfeldia
Borzicactus neoroezlii
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Cactus Names - C
334
Subcategories
New
Cactara (×) ❌
Cactodendron ❌
Cactoideae
Cactus ❌
Callisonara (×)
Copiapoa longistaminea subsp. imperialis
Cipocereus minensis subsp. leiocarpus
Coryphantha ramillosa subsp. santarosa
Coryphantha clavata subsp. stipitata
Cumulopuntia boliviana subsp. dactylifera
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Cactus Names - D
99
Subcategories
New
Dactylanthocactus ❌
Deamia
Delaetia
Demnosa
Dendrocereus
Discocactus pseudoinsignis
Discocactus catingicola
Discocactus diersianus
Discocactus fariae-peresii
Discocactus ferricola
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Cactus Names - E
331
Subcategories
New
Ebnerella
Eccremocactus
Eccremocereus ❌
Echidnopsis (×) ❌
Echinaageocereus (×)
Echinocereus engelmannii subsp. porphyrogenitus
Echinocereus engelmannii subsp. xiphizon
Echinocereus viridiflorus var. neocapillus
Eriosyce marksiana var. lissocarpa
Echinocereus pectinatus subsp. rutowiorum
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Cactus Names - F
52
Subcategories
New
Facheiroa
Feastara (×)
Ferenocactus (×)
Ferobergia (×)
Ferocactus
Frailea mammifera subsp. angelesiae
Frailea buenekeri subsp. densispina
Frailea curvispina
Frailea diersiana
Frailea gracillima
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Cactus Names - G
79
Subcategories
New
Geohintonia
Gerocephalus ❌
Glandulicactus
Glandulicereus
Glandulifera ❌
Gummocactus
Gymnocalycium kuehhasii subsp. corneispinum
Gymnocalycium pflanzii subsp. zegarrae
Gymnocalycium castellanosii subsp. ferocius
Gymnocalycium ritterianum
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Cactus Names - H
77
Subcategories
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Haagea
Haageocana (×)
Haageocereus
Haagespostoa (×)
Haagivia (×)
Haageocereus pseudomelanostele subsp. chryseus
Haageocereus versicolor subsp. pseudoversicolor
Haageocereus acranthus subsp. zonatus
Haageocereus pseudomelanostele subsp. turbidus
Haageocereus tenuis
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Cactus Names - I
9
Subcategories
New
Innesara (×)
Irechocereus ❌
Isillocactus (×)
Islaya
Isolatocereus
×Isillocactus glassii
Irechocereus akersii
Islaya minor
Islaya
Isolatocereus
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Cactus Names - J
6
Subcategories
New
Jaënocereus ❌
Jasminocereus
Joyceara (×)
Juenocereus ❌
Jasminocereus thouarsii
Jasminocereus galapagensis
×Joyceara
Jaënocereus
Juenocereus
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Cactus Names - K
12
Subcategories
New
Kadenicarpus
Kimnachia
Kleinerara (×)
Knebelara (×)
Krainzia
Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele subsp. minimus
Kadenicarpus horripilus
Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele
Krainzia
Kadenicarpus
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Cactus Names - L
92
Subcategories
New
Lactomamillaria
Lagenosocereus
Lasiocereus
Leimartillocereus (×) ❌
Lemaireocereus
Loxanthocereus acanthurus subsp. pullatus
Loxanthocereus hystrix
Lymanbensonia brevispina
Leuenbergeria aureiflora
Leuenbergeria bleo
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Cactus Names - M
260
Subcategories
New
Macdougallara (×)
Machaerocereus
Maierocactus
Maihuenia
Maihuenioideae
Melocactus violaceus subsp. ritteri
Mammillaria winterae subsp. aramberri
Mammillaria melanocentra subsp. rubrograndis
Mammillaria xaltianguensis subsp. bambusiphila
Matucana haynei subsp. hystrix
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Cactus Names - N
51
Subcategories
New
Navajoa ❌
Neoabbottia
Neobesseya
Neobinghamia (×) ❌
Neobuxbaumia
Neoraimondia arequipensis
Notocactus hypocrateriformis
Neolloydia inexpectata
×Nogginsia
Nichelia jussieui
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Cactus Names - O
146
Subcategories
New
Obregonia
Oehmea
Ophiorhipsalis
Opulea (×)
Opuntara (×)
Opuntia benedicta
Opuntia elata var. obovata
Opuntia engelmannii var. cuija
Opuntia galapageia subvar. inermis
Opuntia megapotamica var. salagria
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Cactus Names - P
209
Subcategories
New
Pachebergia (×)
Pacherocactus (×)
Pachgerocereus (×) ❌
Pachycereus
Papyrocactus
Pediocactus simpsonii f. dinosauriensis
×Perenbergeria
Pilosocereus superfloccosus
Pereskea
Pilosocereus juaruensis subsp. cincinnopetalus
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Cactus Names - Q
4
Subcategories
New
Quasitephrocactus ❌
Quiabentia
Quiabentia verticillata
Quiabentia zehntneri
Quasitephrocactus
Quiabentia
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Cactus Names - R
109
Subcategories
New
Rapicactus
Rapicarpus (×)
Rathbunia ❌
Rathbunillocactus (×) ❌
Rauhocereus
×Rhodeskia
×Rhodenbergeria
Rhipsalis paradoxa subsp. septentrionalis
Rhipsalis floccosa subsp. oreophila
Rhodocactus grandifolius subsp. violaceus
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Cactus Names - S
160
Subcategories
New
Salmiopuntia ❌
Salmonopuntia
Salpingolobivia
Salpingolobiviopsis (×)
Samaipaticereus
Strombocactus disciformis subsp. esperanzae
Sclerocactus parviflorus subsp. terrae-canyonae
Sclerocactus parviflorus subsp. havasupaiensis
Stenocereus quevedonis
Sclerocactus wetlandicus
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Cactus Names - T
93
Subcategories
New
Tacinga
Tephrocactus
Tephropuntia ❌
Terecaulis
Thechinocactus (×)
Trichocereus macrogonus subsp. sanpedro
Tacinga inamoena
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. kupcakii
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. schwarzii
Thelocactus bicolor subsp. bolaensis
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Cactus Names - U
9
Subcategories
New
Uebelmannia
Ursopuntia
Utahia
Uebelmannia pectinifera subsp. horrida
Uebelmannia pectinifera subsp. flavispina
Uebelmannia pectinifera
Ursopuntia textoris
Uebelmannia gummifera
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Cactus Names - V
3
Subcategories
New
Vatricania
Vollia ❌
Vatricania guentheri
Vollia
Vatricania
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Cactus Names - W
36
Subcategories
New
Weberbaueria ❌
Weberbauerocereus
Weberbostoa (×)
Weberiopuntia ❌
Weberocereus
Weberocereus glaber
Weberocereus trichophorus
Weberbauerocereus albus
Weberbauerocereus winterianus
Weberbaueria
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Cactus Names - X
6
Subcategories
New
Xhonneuxara (×)
Xiquexique
Xiquexique gounellei subsp. zehntneri
Xiquexique tuberculatus
Xiquexique frewenii
Xiquexique gounellei
Xiquexique
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Cactus Names - Y
6
Subcategories
New
Yavia
Yungasocereus
Yungastocactus (×)
Yungastocereus (×) ❌
Yungasocereus inquisivensis
Yavia cryptocarpa
×Yungastocereus
×Yungastocactus
Yavia
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Cactus Names - Z
3
Subcategories
New
Zehntnerella
Zygocactus
Zehntnerella squamulosa
Zygocactus
Zehntnerella
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Family Names
5
Subcategories
New
Cactaceae
Leuchtenbergiaceae
Nopaleaceae ❌
Opuntiaceae ❌
Ribesiaceae ❌
Ribesiaceae
Nopaleaceae
Opuntiaceae
Leuchtenbergiaceae
Cactaceae
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Non-Cacti
12
Subcategories
New
Cactites
Eopuntia
Ribes
Euopuntia
Ribes
Eopuntia douglassii
Eopuntia
Cactites tesselatus
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