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Ferocactus hamatacanthus

Ferocactus hamatacanthus

Gymnocalycium spegazzinii var. unguispinum

Gymnocalycium spegazzinii var. unguispinum

Gymnocalycium robustum

Gymnocalycium robustum

Sclerocactus mesae-verdae

Sclerocactus mesae-verdae

Pachycereus schottii

Pachycereus schottii

Pilosocereus leucocephalus

Pilosocereus leucocephalus

Isolatocereus dumortieri

Isolatocereus dumortieri

Opuntia leucotricha

Opuntia leucotricha

Parodia magnifica

Parodia magnifica

Discocactus silicicola

Discocactus silicicola

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.