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1. The habitats (Category) ... these extraordinary plants can often cope with adverse conditions. By and large, the different habitats can be divided into the following four categories: - pseudo-deserts and subdeserts; - steppes ... 2. The diseases (Category) ... outdoors in the warm months at first providing some shade during the midday hours. In doing this we must take account of the conditions which our plants are used to in their habitats, protecting from intense ... 3. Subfamilies (Category) ... the tip of a pedicel. Habitat: Southern Mexico, the Caribbeans, Central America, some Andean regions. CULTIVATION: Grow in rich well-draining soil, ... 4. Epiphytic cacti (Category) ... grown indoors or outdoors, please be aware that they will freeze if temperatures drop below 32°F. CULTURE OF HOLlDAY CACTUS Light requirements: try to imagine the Holiday Cactus in their habitat ... 5. Mesembs (Category) ... that we know the provenance and habitat of the species we intend to grow, even though many Mesembs are tolerant of a wide range of conditions. Therefore it is preferable to choose plants adapted to similar ... 6. acanthocalycium (Phocagallery / acanthocalycium) Habitat: Argentina. Description: a genus of globular or cylindrical cacti. The flowers have a scaly tube and are borne at the top. Soil: basic mix. Location: full sun and plenty of air circulation. ... 7. agavaceae-nolinaceae (Phocagallery / agavaceae-nolinaceae) Habitat: tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, particularly Mexico, the West Indies, Central America, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia; the Mediterranean. Description: a family ... 8. 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 ... 9. anacardiaceae (Phocagallery / anacardiaceae) Habitat: northern hemisphere across temperate regions as well as tropical and subtropical belts. Description: dicotyledonous shrubs or trees with a resinous bark. The flowers can be hermaphrodite or ... 10. ancistrocactus (Phocagallery / ancistrocactus) Habitat: Mexico, Texas. Description: globular, sometimes upright cylindrical, cacti with big areoles each of them bearing a central hooked spine; they may develop a taproot. The diurnal flowers are borne ... 11. apocynaceae (Phocagallery / apocynaceae) Habitat: those genera including succulents are distributed in the tropics, the Horn of Africa, Madagascar, Socotra, East and South-West Africa. Description: this large family of dicotyledonous plants ... 12. 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 ... 13. aporophyllum (Phocagallery / aporophyllum) Habitat: intergeneric hybrids. Description: a group of hybrids obtained by crossing Aporocactus with Epiphyllum. Soil: fertile mix with a pH of 6. Location: a shady and well ventilated site; ... 14. araliaceae (Phocagallery / araliaceae) Habitat: found across tropical areas of both hemispheres, concentrated mainly in Malaysia and tropical America. Description: a family of succulents, mostly climbing, some resembling lianas, with alternate ... 15. 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 ... 16. arrojadoa (Phocagallery / arrojadoa) Habitat: Brazil. Description: a genus with upright stems, sometimes exhibiting a horizontal or oblique habit. Some may be cespitose, others such as A. rhodantha quite tall. The glossy green stems have ... 17. asclepiadaceae (Phocagallery / asclepiadaceae) Tribes: PERIPLOCEAE, CYNANCHEAE, MARSDENIEA, CEROPEGIEAE, STAPELIEAE. Habitat: they occur in a wide range of climates, from temperate to subtropical or tropical regions and even deserts; semi-arid regions ... 18. asphodelaceae-hyacinthaceae (Phocagallery / asphodelaceae-hyacinthaceae) Habitat: South Africa, Madagascar, Malawi, Australia, America, Arabian Peninsula, Socotra. Description: a family of monocotyledonous plants comprising about 500 species, mostly herbaceous perennials, ... 19. asteraceae (compositae) (Phocagallery / asteraceae) Habitat: the succulent species occur in South Africa, the Canary Islands, South Arabia, India, Madagascar. Description: the family includes dicotyledonous plants that may store water in the leaves, ... 20. astrophytum (Phocagallery / astrophytum) Habitat: Mexico, Texas. Description: cacti with globular but more often columnar stems which may have four to eight ribs (up to ten as the plants grow older) and be covered with a variable number of ...
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