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Mammillaria crinita subs. duwei

Mammillaria crinita subs. duwei

Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii

Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii

Mammillaria guelzowiana

Mammillaria guelzowiana

Melocactus zehntneri

Melocactus zehntneri

Cylindropuntia bigelovii

Cylindropuntia bigelovii

Lophophora williamsii var. cristata

Lophophora williamsii var. cristata

Echinocactus texensis

Echinocactus texensis

Sclerocactus mesae-verdae

Sclerocactus mesae-verdae

Echinopsis aurea subs. fallax

Echinopsis aurea subs. fallax

Escobaria abdita

Escobaria abdita

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.