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Feb 22, 2024 · Popular indoor varieties of cacti include Bunny Ears, Christmas cactus, Moon cactus, and the Balloon cactus. Of course, cacti are well-known for growing outdoors in arid deserts. If you live in a warm climate, planting different kinds of cacti can decorate your garden or rock garden.
- Cereus. Cereus Cacti are the large, tree-like cactuses that we most identify with the southwest. While most species occur in Latin America, three in the American Southwest are iconic to the region.
- Coryphantha. The Coryphantha cactuses are small to medium-sized 'beehive' cactuses, often recognizable as a pint-size potted plants. This genus of roundish, barrel-like cactuses with bright flowers is found mostly in the American Southwest and Desert Mexico.
- Cylindropuntia. The Cylindropuntia are often known as the chollas, and they are many people's favorite cactus to despise, for their frightening ability to attach their spines to your body.
- Echinocereus. The Echinocereus genus is composed of ribbed cylindrical cactuses. Many are referred to as 'hedgehog cacti'; referring to the ancient Greek genus name, which means, Hedgehog Candle.
The family Cactaceae comprises many species of flowering plants with succulent (water-storing) stems. The presence of a structure called the areole sets cacti apart from all other plants. Areoles give rise to flowers, new branches, and spines.
- Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) The saguaro cactus is one of the largest cacti in Arizona. The identifying features of this desert cactus are its arm-like branches curved upward and attached to a thick columnar stem.
- Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) The organ pipe cactus is a type of columnar cactus with cylindrical stems. The ribbed, green stems grow up to 16 ft.
- Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia) The prickly pear is a common cactus found in dry, arid desert environments. This iconic desert cactus has paddle-shaped, pad-like leaves covered in barbed spines.
- Violet Prickly Pear (Opuntia gosseliniana) The violet prickly pear is commonly seen in the dry Arizona landscape. This purple-colored desert cactus is identified by its numerous flat stems or pads that are a waxy blueish-gray color with deep purple coloring on the stem edges.
Aug 27, 1993 · Wild Cactus: Directed by Jag Mundhra. With David Naughton, India Allen, Gary Hudson, Michelle Moffett. During a desert retreat, a married couple cross paths with a murderous ex-convict and his partner in crime.
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A comprehensive list of all cacti found in Arizona, USA, with photos and descriptions. Learn about the different types of cacti, their habitats, distributions and characteristics.
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Mar 22, 2024 · The cacti of Saguaro National Park are a diverse group of plants, ranging from the tiny fishhook pincushion to the massive and majestic saguaro. Not only does the Sonoran Desert offer an amazing variety of cactus species, it also exhibits some of the most fascinating adaptations in the plant world.
