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Cactaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Cactaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Cactus Family.

Contributed by Aidan Campos & Alan Weakley

Key to Cactaceae

A family of about 110-139 genera and about 1450-1800 species, perennial herbs, shrubs, vines, and trees, endemic to tropical, subtropical, and temperate America (a single species, Rhipsalis baccifera, occurring as well in Africa, Madagascar, and Sri Lanka, presumably as a result of long-distance dispersal from the Americas), with centers of diversity in sw. United States-n. Mexico, s. South America, and the West Indies. The base chromosome number for the family is n=11.

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References: Anderson (2001); Barthlott & Hunt (1993) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Benson (1982); Britton & Rose (1937); Fenstermacher (2016); Hunt et al. (2006); Nyffeler & Eggli (2010); Parfitt & Gibson (2003a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003b); Powell & Weedin (2004); Weniger (1984). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Cactaceae© Sonnia Hill | Coryphantha sulcata | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Cactaceae© Keith Bradley | Harrisia
image #3 of Cactaceae© Keith Bradley | Acanthocereus | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Cactaceae© Keith Bradley | Consolea | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Cactaceae© Sonnia Hill | Pereskia | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Cactaceae© Aidan Campos | Consolea source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Cactaceae© Aidan Campos | Opuntia source
image #8 of Cactaceae© Erik Danielson | Opuntia source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Cactaceae© Aidan Campos | Pelecyphora source | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Cactaceae© Keith Bradley | Acanthocereus | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Cactaceae© Alan Cressler: Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Tucson Mountains, Tucson Mountain Park, Pima County, Arizona 2 by Alan Cressler | Cylindropuntia source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Cactaceae© Alan Cressler: ariocarpus fissuratus terlingua sinkhole brewster co tx 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Cactaceae© Keith Bradley | Opuntia | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Cactaceae© Keith Bradley | Cylindropuntia | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Cactaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Opuntia CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Cactaceae© Alan Cressler: Harrisia fragrans, Atlantic Coastal Ridge, St. Lucie County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Harrisia source
image #17 of Cactaceae© Alan Cressler: Echinocereus triglochidiatus, White Mule Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains, Lincoln National Forest, Eddy County, New Mexico 1 by Alan Cressler | Echinocereus source | Original Image ⭷
image #18 of Cactaceae© Alan Cressler: Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Pecos River Canyon, Amistad National Recreation Area, Val Verde County, Texas 1 by Alan Cressler | Cylindropuntia source
image #19 of Cactaceae© Keith Bradley | Acanthocereus | Original Image ⭷
image #20 of Cactaceae© Scott Ward | Opuntia austrina | Original Image ⭷
image #21 of Cactaceae© Aidan Campos | Cylindropuntia source
image #22 of Cactaceae© Matt Reala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matt Reala | Lophophora williamsii source | Original Image ⭷
image #23 of Cactaceae© Alan Cressler: Mammillaria prolifera var. texana, Lost Maples State Natural Area, Bandera County, Texas 1 by Alan Cressler | Mammillaria source | Original Image ⭷
image #24 of Cactaceae© johnyochum, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by johnyochum | Echinocereus berlandieri source | Original Image ⭷
image #25 of Cactaceae© Veronique Tessier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Veronique Tessier | Opuntia zebrina source | Original Image ⭷
image #26 of Cactaceae© Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY) | Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. baileyi source | Original Image ⭷
image #27 of Cactaceae© Roger L. Hammer | Rhipsalis baccifera ssp. baccifera | Original Image ⭷

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