Cactaceae
Cereus repandus (L.) Mill.
Cereus repandus (L.) Mill.
Cereus repandus is a tree-like arid-region cactus that produces edible, seasonally important fruit for native birds.
Cereus forbesii C.F.Först.
Cereus forbesii C.F.Först.
Cereus forbesii is a columnar branching cactus native to north Argentina and parts of Bolivia that adapts to extreme temperature swings.
Cereus hankeanus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.
Cereus hankeanus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.
Cereus hankeanus is a columnar branching cactus endemic to parts of Argentina and Bolivia, adapted to extreme temperature shifts.
Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill.
Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill.
Cereus hexagonus is a tree-like cactus from northern South America listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Cereus stenogonus K.Schum.
Cereus stenogonus K.Schum.
Cereus stenogonus is a tree-like South American cactus listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Melocactus ernestii Vaupel
Melocactus ernestii Vaupel
Melocactus ernestii is a ribbed cactus with colored spines, a red cephalium, and pink flowers, native to northeastern Brazil.
Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.
Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.
Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff. is a ribbed cactus with pink flowers, native to northeastern Brazil.
Melocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb.
Melocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb.
Melocactus zehntneri is a Turk's turban cactus native to northeastern Brazil, known for its very long-lived inflorescence cephalium.
Pilosocereus robinii (Lem.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus robinii (Lem.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus robinii is a large tree-like cactus native to parts of the Caribbean and Florida Keys, USA.
Pilosocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus alensis, the Sonoran old man cactus, is a night-blooming bat-pollinated cactus native to Western Mexico.
Pilosocereus collinsii (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus collinsii (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus collinsii is a cactus species that grows up to 3m tall, with spiny stems, tip flowers, and black seeds.
Pilosocereus gaumeri (Britton & Rose) Backeb.
Pilosocereus gaumeri (Britton & Rose) Backeb.
Pilosocereus gaumeri is a branching endemic cactus from Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, with spiny stems and night-blooming flowers.
Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Poselg.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Poselg.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus leucocephalus is a keystone cactus species native to Mexico and Central America, with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Pilosocereus catingicola (Gürke) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus catingicola (Gürke) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus catingicola is a bat-pollinated flowering cactus endemic to northeastern Brazil.
Pilosocereus arrabidae (Lem.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus arrabidae (Lem.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus arrabidae is an endemic Brazilian cactus species threatened by habitat loss.
Pilosocereus fulvilanatus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter
Pilosocereus fulvilanatus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter
Pilosocereus fulvilanatus is a threatened cactus species endemic to Brazil.
Pilosocereus lanuginosus (L.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus lanuginosus (L.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus lanuginosus is a glaucous-stemmed cactus native to the Leeward Islands' Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao.
Pilosocereus pachycladus F.Ritter
Pilosocereus pachycladus F.Ritter
Pilosocereus pachycladus is a flowering cactus species native to eastern Brazil and introduced to the Canary Islands.
Pilosocereus polygonus (Lam.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus polygonus (Lam.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus polygonus is a narrowly circumscribed cactus species with spiny stems, white-centered flowers, and red fruit.
Pilosocereus curtisii (Otto) A.R.Franck
Pilosocereus curtisii (Otto) A.R.Franck
Pilosocereus curtisii is a ribbed columnar cactus with colored flowers and red fruit native to parts of the Caribbean.
Pilosocereus jamaicensis Proctor
Pilosocereus jamaicensis Proctor
Pilosocereus jamaicensis is a cactus native to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, with distinctive stems, spines, flowers, and red fruit.
Pilosocereus armatus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) A.R.Franck
Pilosocereus armatus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) A.R.Franck
Pilosocereus armatus is a cactus native to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with bluish green ribbed stems, pinkish flowers, and red fruit.
Cipocereus minensis (Werderm.) F.Ritter
Cipocereus minensis (Werderm.) F.Ritter
Cipocereus minensis is a shrubby columnar cactus endemic to Minas Gerais, Brazil, with nocturnal greenish-white flowers and blue ripe fruit.
Micranthocereus purpureus (Gürke) F.Ritter
Micranthocereus purpureus (Gürke) F.Ritter
Micranthocereus purpureus is an unbranched columnar cactus found in Bahia, Brazil, with distinct spines and pink to white flowers.
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