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Gymnocalycium weissianum

Gymnocalycium weissianum

Parodia leninghausii

Parodia leninghausii

Opuntia aureispina

Opuntia aureispina

Austrocactus bertinii

Austrocactus bertinii

Tephrocactus geometricus

Tephrocactus geometricus

Austrocactus patagonicus

Austrocactus patagonicus

Mammillaria ingens

Mammillaria ingens

Echinopsis cv. Spring Blush

Echinopsis cv. Spring Blush

Pelecyphora hybrid aselliformis x Turbinicarpus sphacelatus

Pelecyphora hybrid aselliformis x Turbinicarpus sphacelatus

Echinocereus cinerascens

Echinocereus cinerascens

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.