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Dereila Nature Inn - Cacti At-A-Glance Guide |
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The cacti of North America are arranged into several different groups. Here's a visual guide to some of them.
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Opuntia - Prickly Pears
These cacti are many-branched with each branch sprouting from another much like as in a tree.
The branches are also flattened.
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| Plains Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia polyacantha |
Engelmann’s Prickly Pear, Opuntia engelmanii |
Bunny Ears Cactus, Opuntia microdasys
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Beavertail Cactus, Opuntia basilaris |
Blind Prickly Pear
Cactus,
Opuntia rufida |
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| Brown Spine Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia phaeacantha |
Texas Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia lindheimeri |
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Cylindropunita - The Chollas
These cacti are many-branched like a tree, but they have cylindrical stems.
The Chollas were once considered to be part of the Opuntia genus, above.
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| Teddy Bear Cholla, Cylindropuntia bigelovii |
Red Cholla,
Cylindropuntia xcampii |
Staghorn Cholla, Cylindropuntia versicolor |
Chainfruit Cholla, Cylindropuntia fulgida |
Buckhorn Cholla, Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa |
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| Cane Cholla, Cylindropuntia cylindrical |
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Echinocereus - The Hedgehog Cacti
The Hedgehogs are generally ribbed cacti with relatively large flowers. |
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| Kingcup Cactus, Echinocereus triglochidiatus |
Engelmann’s Hedgehog Cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii |
Claret-cup Cactus, Echinocereus coccineus |
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Ferocactus and Echinocactus - The Barrels
The Barrels are a group of barrel-shaped cacti, usually with small flowers and rather large spines. |
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| Golden Barrel Cactus, Echindcactus grusonii |
Fishhook Barrel Cactus, Ferocactus wislizenii |
Coast Barrel Cactus, Ferocactus viridescens |
Bird’s-nest Cactus, Thelocactus rinconensis |
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Others
The cacti listed here belong to other families including the Pincushions and Saguaros.
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| Pincushion Cactus, Mammillaria microcarpa |
Pygmy Barrel Cactus, Neolloydia Johnsonii |
Saguaro,
Carnegiea gigantean |
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