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Echinocereus laui

Echinocereus laui

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. bonatzii

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. bonatzii

Maihueniopsis bonnieae

Maihueniopsis bonnieae

Parodia ottonis

Parodia ottonis

Astrophytum asterias cv. Alpus

Astrophytum asterias cv. Alpus

Tacinga inamoena

Tacinga inamoena

Ferocactus glaucescens

Ferocactus glaucescens

Mammillaria sempervivi

Mammillaria sempervivi

Rebutia sanguiniflora

Rebutia sanguiniflora

Turbinicarpus х pulcherrimus

Turbinicarpus х pulcherrimus

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.