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Ferocactus peninsulae f. brevispinus

Ferocactus peninsulae f. brevispinus

Escobaria hesteri

Escobaria hesteri

Coryphantha poselgeriana var. valida

Coryphantha poselgeriana var. valida

Pilosocereus juaruensis

Pilosocereus juaruensis

Cereus stenogonus

Cereus stenogonus

Pereskia aculeata

Pereskia aculeata

Mammillaria surculosa

Mammillaria surculosa

Melocactus amazonicus

Melocactus amazonicus

Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Kikko Swarovski

Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Kikko Swarovski

Ferocactus peninsulae f. brevispinus (Chinned type)

Ferocactus peninsulae f. brevispinus (Chinned type)

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.