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1. aizoaceae (Phocagallery / aizoaceae) Habitat: mainly South Africa although they also occur in Madagascar, Horn of Africa, Arabian peninsula, Island of Elba, Australia and New Zealand. Description: the Aizoaceae (Rudolphi) family of ... 2. aporocactus (Phocagallery / aporocactus) Habitat: Mexico. Description: this epiphytic genus is commonly referred to as ‘rat’s tail cactus’ because of the long, slender stems of the plants. They produce purplish red flowers ... 3. ariocarpus (Phocagallery / ariocarpus) Habitat: Texas, New Mexico, Northern Mexico. Description: they have a short stem with hard, large tubercles and a fleshy taproot. The white, pink or purple flowers arise from the centre. They are adapted ... 4. aztekium (Phocagallery / aztekium) Habitat: Northern and central Mexico. Description: a genus of dwarf globular cacti with 8 to 11 ribs, a tap root and green colour. They seldom produce offsets if not grafted. They are highly adapted ... 5. carnegiea (Phocagallery / carnegiea) Habitat: Arizona, southwestern California, State of Sonora (Mexico). Description: a genus of gigantic columnar cacti that may reach 15 metres (50 ft) in height. Very long-lived, they’re commonly ... 6. cereus (Phocagallery / cereus) Habitat: Central and South America, West Indies. Description: the genus is comprised of very tall, woolly, spiny cacti; they show a columnar habit and a tendency to develop lateral branches. Adult specimens ... 7. chamaecereus (Phocagallery / chamaecereus) Habitat: Northern Argentina, sub-Andean mountain ranges. Description: this genus tends to develop large clusters of stems 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 in) long; they bear numerous red flowers in late summer. A ... 8. cleistocactus (Phocagallery / cleistocactus) Habitat: South America, particularly in mountainous regions of Bolivia. Description: a genus of columnar cacti, some reaching 2 metres (6.5 ft) in height. The red or yellow flowers are tubular with long ... 9. discocactus (Phocagallery / discocactus) Habitat: Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia. Description: a group of globular cacti with white, large, fragrant night-blooming flowers that wither the following day. Mature plants develop a cephalium which will ... 10. echinocactus (Phocagallery / echinocactus) Habitat: deserts of Mexico and United States. Description: barrel-shaped cacti of variable size with prominent ribs, tough spines and yellow flowers arranged in a ring near the top. They’re usually ... 11. echinopsis (Phocagallery / echinopsis) Habitat: Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay. Description: globular, cylindrical when older, half-hardy cacti with spiny ribs. Some grow in semi-desert regions sheltered by tufts of grasses, others ... 12. epiphyllum (Phocagallery / epiphyllum) Habitat: mainly plants of garden origin. There are hundreds of hybrids obtained by crossing Epiphyllum with Selenicereus, Echinopsis and so on. Description: these plants, growing as epiphytes in the ... 13. eriosyce (Phocagallery / eriosyce) Habitat: deserts of Peru and Chile. Description: these spherical cacti have approximately forty ribs with tough spines. Pink or purplish pink flowers appear once the plant has reached maturity, that ... 14. espostoa (Phocagallery / espostoa) Habitat: Andean ranges of Equador, Bolivia, Peru, between 1000 and 2300 metres (3300-7500 ft). Description: a genus of columnar, sometimes tree-like cacti, covered with dense white hair that may hide ... 15. frailea (Phocagallery / frailea) Habitat: South America: southern Brazil, northern Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina; regions characterized by heavy, erratic downpours. Description: a group of small, spherical cacti, not exceeding 3-4 cm ... 16. gymnocactus (Phocagallery / gymnocactus) Habitat: Mexico. Description: cacti with a globular or cylindrical green stem, apex usually covered with wool-like hairs, conical tubercles and radial spines. The flowers appear in the summer and open ... 17. gymnocalycium (Phocagallery / gymnocalycium) Habitat: South America: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Brazil, Bolivia, found from sea level to 1000 m (3300 ft) of altitude. Description: a genus of small, globular or short cylindrical cacti ... 18. hylocereus (Phocagallery / hylocereus) Habitat: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, the Antilles, and some northern regions of South America. The genus is spread over tropical areas with a humid, jungle-like climate. Description: a genus of forest ... 19. lobivia (Phocagallery / lobivia) Habitat: South America: Bolivia, Peru, Argentina. Description: a genus of small clumping globular plants, naturally growing in mountainous regions. In the summer, large, funnel-shaped flowers are borne ... 20. melocactus (Phocagallery / melocactus) Habitat: West Indies, Brazil, Cuba, Peru, Mexico. In their native countries they can be also found growing on the seashore. Description: globular cacti with straight ribs and very variable in spination. ...
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