Botanical Family · Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
Cactus family
14 speciesOrder Caryophyllales8+ well-known plants
Stem succulents with areoles (specialized spine-bearing structures). Leaves reduced to spines. All true cacti are native to the Americas but many are naturalized in India.
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How to recognise the Cactaceae family
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Leaf arrangement: absent/reduced
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Leaf type: succulent
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Growth forms: succulent/shrub/tree
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Inflorescence: solitary
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Fruit: berry
Typical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
Fairy Castle CactusAcanthocereus tetragonusColumn Cactus, Hedge CactusCereus peruvianusEaster Lily CactusEchinopsis oxygonaBelle De Nuit, Lady Of The Night, Night-Blooming Cereus, Queen Of The NightEpiphyllum oxypetalumMoon CactusGymnocalycium mihanovichiiBenecke Fishhook CactusMammillaria beneckeiGold Lace CactusMammillaria elongataThimble CactusMammillaria vetula
All 14 species in CACTACEAE
- Fairy Castle CactusAcanthocereus tetragonus
- Column Cactus, Hedge CactusCereus peruvianus
- Easter Lily CactusEchinopsis oxygona
- Belle De Nuit, Lady Of The Night, Night-Blooming Cereus, Queen Of The NightEpiphyllum oxypetalum
- Moon CactusGymnocalycium mihanovichii
- Benecke Fishhook CactusMammillaria beneckei
- Gold Lace CactusMammillaria elongata
- Thimble CactusMammillaria vetula
- Cocheneal PlantOpuntia cochenillifera
- Prickly PearOpuntia dillenii
- Common Prickly-Pear, OpuntiaOpuntia elatior
- Rose CactusPereskia grandiflora
- Crab CactusSchlumbergera truncata
- Night-Blooming CereusSelenicereus undatus
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