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I use the GRIN online query system to determine plant families. The list below shows the plants in my database listed as members of the cactaceae family. Click on the botanical name of any plant to go to the plant portrait. For a list of all the plant families represented in our garden, see my families page.

Botanical name	Common name	Category	Flowers	Size
Carnegiea gigantea	saguaro cactus	perennial (Z8-11)		to 60'
Echinocactus texensis	horse crippler cactus; devil's head; chisos hedgehog	perennial	red	2"
Escobaria vivipara	beehive cactus	perennial (Z4-11)	pink (spring)
Maihuenia poeppigii		perennial (Z6-11)	yellow	4"
Opuntia 'Malpais Sunset'	prickly pear	perennial	pink with yellow center
Opuntia basilaris	beavertail cactus	perennial (Z6-10?)	pink
Opuntia engelmannii var. cyclodes	western prickly pear	perennial	yellow
Opuntia humifusa	eastern prickly-pear	perennial (Z3-9)	yellow (June)	12"
Selenicereus undatus	dragonfruit cactus; pitaya	perennial (Z10-11)
Thelocactus setispinus	miniature barrel cactus; hedgehog cactus	perennial (Z9-11)	yellow/red (spring-summer)	to 24"

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Last modified: December 11, 2014
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