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Echinocactus grusonii

Echinocactus grusonii

Copiapoa cinerea subs. columna-alba

Copiapoa cinerea subs. columna-alba

Astrophytum hybrid CO-AS (A. coahuilense x A. asterias)

Astrophytum hybrid CO-AS (A. coahuilense x A. asterias)

Frailea schilinzkyana f. cristata

Frailea schilinzkyana f. cristata

Thelocactus heterochromus longispinus

Thelocactus heterochromus longispinus

Opuntia microdasys var. pallida f. cristata

Opuntia microdasys var. pallida f. cristata

Mammillaria coahuilensis subs. albiarmata

Mammillaria coahuilensis subs. albiarmata

Cleistocactus strausii f. cristata

Cleistocactus strausii f. cristata

Cereus forbesii cv. Spiralis

Cereus forbesii cv. Spiralis

Echinocereus fasciculatus var. boyce-thompsonii

Echinocereus fasciculatus var. boyce-thompsonii

The ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CACTI is a an internet resource for all impassioned of Cacti around the world. It aims to be a comprehensive encyclopaedia for all cacti species. (Comprising: monstruos, crested, variegated, albinos, chimaeras, spineless, caudiciforms, epiphytes, winter-hardy, trees, perennials)

The encyclopedia of Cacti provides the Accepted Latin name for most species, subspecies, variety, forms and cultivars, with links to all Synonyms by which that plants has been known. The encyclopedia is regularly updated with information.
Summary Statistics:
The encyclopedia of Cacti contains 1 plant families, 441 plant genera and includes 17590 scientific names and synonyms. 6810 taxa and cultivars have their individual description sheet, 2237 of which are accepted scientific names, 419 cultivars names and 14934 synonyms. The encyclopedia of Cacti is illustrated with 12217 plant photos.