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A cactus (pl.: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) [3] is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (/ k æ k ˈ t eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /), [a] a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species. [4]
South American species E. (or T.) atacamensis, E./T. coquimbana and E./T. schickendanzii; genus Epiphyllum, the Orchid cactus E. anguliger (also called Phyllocactus darrahii, said to be like gooseberries) genus Epithelantha (the fruit of all species said to be edible) genus Eulychnia. E. acida; genus Ferocactus. Ferocactus hamatacanthus
A collection of cultivated cacti. In 1984, the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study set up a working party, now called the International Cactaceae Systematics Group, to produce a consensus classification of the cactus family, down to the level of genus.
A further difficulty for general identification is that plant families are neither succulent nor non-succulent and can contain both. In many genera and families, there is a continuous gradation from plants with thin leaves and normal stems to those with very clearly thickened and fleshy leaves or stems.
Cereus (/ ˈ s ɪər i ə s / "serious") [2] is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae) including around 33 species of large columnar cacti from South America.The name is derived from Greek (κηρός) and Latin words meaning "wax", "torch" or "candle".
Cacti species endemic or native to the United States ... Cactus and Succulent Society of America; ... Fishhook cactus; G.