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Cactaceae
Cactaceae is a popular family that includes 30-200 genera and 1,000-2,000 species of distinctive succulents. Plants usually possess a green, photosynthetic stem and modified leaves - either as cladophylls or spines. At the same time, species may possess woolly hair in addition to or in replacement of spines (1, 2).
Another unifying feature of cacti are the flowers, possessing numerous tepals, stigma lobes, and stamens, often in great numbers. The inflorescences are large, showy, attractive, and popular in pollinator gardens (1, 3).

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Bishop's cap
Astrophytum myriostigma
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Eve's pin
Austrocylindropuntia subulata
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Saguaro
Carnegiea gigantea
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Peruvian Apple Cactus
Cereus repandus
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Hairy blue Cereus
Cereus repandus f. 
​monstrosus
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Tree cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
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Golden barrel cactus
Echinocactus grusonii
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Crested golden barrel
Echinocactus grusonii f. cristatus
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Rainbow cactus
Echinocereus 
rigidissimus 
subsp.​rubispinus
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Apricot glow
Echinopsis 'Apricot Glow'
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Torch cactus
Echinopsis huascha
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Echinopsis saltensis subsp. saltensis
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Sea urchin cactus
Echinopsis subdenudata
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Argentine saguaro
Echinopsis terscheckii
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Emory barrel
Ferocactus emoryi
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Blue barrel cactus
Ferocactus glaucescens
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Fire barrel cactus
Ferocactus gracilis
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Mexican fire barrel
Ferocactus pilosus
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Mexican fire barrel
Ferocactus pringlei
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Chin cactus
Gymnocalycium bruchii
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Spider cactus
Gymnocalycium horstii
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Moon cactus
Gymnocalycium stenopleurum
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Bird's nest cactus
Mammillaria decipiens subsp. camptotricha
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Twine spine cactus
Mammillaria geminispina
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Biznaga de Glass
Mammillaria glassii
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Thumb cactus
Mammillaria matudae
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Pincushion cactus
​Mammillaria mystax
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Feather cactus
Mammillaria plumosa
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Cochemiea
Mammillaria pondii subsp. setispina
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Thimble cactus
Mammillaria vetula subsp. gracilis
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Dwarf Turk's cap
Melocactus matanzanus
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Blue myrtle-cactus
Myrtillocactus geometrizans
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Beavertail cactus
Opuntia basilaris
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Wavy bunny ears
Opuntia microdasys var. pallida f. crestata
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Old man of the Andes
Oreocereus celsianus
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Old man of the mountain
Oreocereus trollii
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Mexican fence post
Pachycereus marginatus
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Totem pole cactus
Pachycereus schottii f. monstrosus
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Golden ball cactus
Parodia leninghausii
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Nightblooming Cereus
Peniocereus greggii
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Hairy blue cereus
Pilosocereus pachycladus subsp. pachycladus
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Krainz’ crown cactus
Rebutia mentosa
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Crown cactus
Rebutia minuscula
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Pine cone cactus
Tephrocactus articulatus
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Tephrocactus articulatus var. papyracanthus
Tephrocactus articulatus var. papyracanthus
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Bird's-nest cactus
Thelocactus rinconensis
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Golden Torch Cactus
Weberbauerocereus winterianus
Ferocactus latispinus
​Epithelantha micromeris
​Leuchtenbergia principis
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