from Jim Conrad's Naturalist Newsletter: selected
MEXICAN CACTI

  • Acanthocereus tetragonus
  • Barrel (Ferocactus histrix)
  • Barrel, Devil's Tongue (Ferocactus latispinus ssp latispinus)
  • Barrel, Fire (Ferocactus stainesii ssp pilosus)
  • Barrel, Giant (Echinocactus platyacanthus)
  • "Biznaga" (Stenocactus lamellosus)
  • "Biznaga" (Stenocactus obvallatus)
  • Candelabra Cactus (Isolatocereus dumotieri)
  • Cholla, Sheathed(Cylindropuntia tunicata)
  • Cholla, Tree (Cylindropuntia imbricata)
  • Christmas Cactus (Cylindropuntia leptocaulis)
  • Climbing Cactus (Epiphyllum guatemalense)
  • Coryphantha erecta
  • Coryphantha octacantha
  • Coryphantha salinensis
  • Devil's Gut (Selenicereus testudo)
  • Ferocactus echidne
  • Garambullo (Myrtillocactus geometrizans)
  • Hedgehog (Echinocereus cinerascens)
  • Horse-Crippler (Thelocactus rinconensis)
  • Ladyfinger Cactus (Echinocereus pentalophus)
  • Ladyfinger Cactus (Mammillaria elongata)
  • Mammillaria, Gaumer's (Mammillaria gaumeri)
  • Mexican Fencepost Cactus (Lophocereus marginatus)
  • Mistletoe Cactus (Rhipsalis baccifera)
  • Neobuxbaumia polylopha
  • Night-blooming Cereus (Hylocereus undatus)
  • Nopal Cactus, Cochineal (Nopalea cochenillifera)
  • Nopal Cactus, Gaumer's Wild (Nopalea gaumeri)
  • Nopal Cactus, Wild (Nopalea inaperta)
  • Organ Pipe (Pachycereus marginatus)
  • Organ Pipe (Stenocereus laevigatus)
  • Owl Eye Cactus (Mammillaria perbella)
  • Organ Pipe (Stenocereus huastecorum)
  • Pencil Cactus, Klein's (Cylindropuntia kleiniae)
  • Peyote, False (Lophophora diffusa)
  • Pincushion, Mexican (Mammillaria magnimamma)
  • Pincushion, Bird's-nest (Mammillaria decipiens)
  • Pincushion, Powderpuff (Mammillaria bocasana)
    • PRICKLYPEARS, genus Opuntia:
  • Queen-of-the-night ( Selenicereus grandiflora)
  • Rat-tail Cactus (Aporocactus flagelliformis)
  • Rhinocerous Cactus (Coryphantha cornifera)
  • Sabucán (Pilosocereus gaumeri)
  • Snake Cactus (Peniocereus serpentinus)
  • Tunitas (Opuntia auberi)