Cactus Names List
The cactus names on this page cover the spined, sculptural members of the Cactaceae family. These include both desert giants and trailing species that dangle in humid forests.
Cactus
Ferocactus herrerae
Cane Cactus
Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica
Pitaya de Queretaro
Stenocereus queretaroensis
Bayahibe rose
Leuenbergeria quisqueyana
Mexican fence-post cactus
Lophocereus marginatus
Snowdrop Cactus
Lepismium houlletianum
rainbow cactus
Echinocereus pectinatus
star rock
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus
woollyjoint pricklypear
Opuntia tomentosa
Cactus
Disocactus phyllanthoides
pinkflower hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus fendleri
twin spined cactus
Mammillaria geminispina
Mammillaria marksiana
Mammillaria marksiana
Riverina pear
Opuntia elata
Cereus aethiops
Cereus aethiops
Emory's barrel cactus
Ferocactus echidne
Schlumbergera russelliana
Schlumbergera russelliana
Pineapple Cactus
Coryphantha sulcata
peanut cactus
Chamaecereus silvestrii
Aztekium ritteri
Aztekium ritteri
Cereus spegazzinii
Cereus spegazzinii
Cleistocactus hyalacanthus
Cleistocactus hyalacanthus
Lava cactus
Brachycereus nesioticus
woolly torch
Pilosocereus leucocephalus
Echinocereus subinermis
Echinocereus subinermis
Austrocylindropuntia vestita
Austrocylindropuntia vestita
spiny hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Mammillaria perezdelarosae
Mammillaria perezdelarosae
Missouri foxtail cactus
Escobaria missouriensis
rhinoceros cactus
Coryphantha echinus
Chain-link Cholla
Cylindropuntia cholla
Whipple cholla
Cylindropuntia whipplei
carpet foxtail cactus
Escobaria sneedii
California cholla
Cylindropuntia californica
dog-tail cactus
Deamia testudo
climbing cactus
Epiphyllum phyllanthus
Cactus
Ferocactus macrodiscus
Echinopsis aurea
Echinopsis aurea
Cactus
Eriosyce senilis
Aztekium hintonii
Aztekium hintonii
Denmoza rhodacantha
Denmoza rhodacantha
Cactus
Strombocactus disciformis
candle cholla
Cylindropuntia kleiniae
Eriosyce taltalensis
Eriosyce taltalensis
Cactus
Espostoopsis dybowskii
Cactus
Ferocactus robustus
brownspine hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus russanthus
Eriosyce heinrichiana
Eriosyce heinrichiana
golden snakecactus
Bergerocactus emoryi
coastal cholla
Cylindropuntia prolifera
dahlia hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus poselgeri
Pima Pineapple Cactus
Coryphantha robustispina
branched pencil cholla
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
buck-horn cholla
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Cleistocactus baumannii
Cleistocactus baumannii
Rose Cactus
Leuenbergeria bleo
candleholder cactus
Browningia candelaris
Cumulopuntia boliviana
Cumulopuntia boliviana
sun cactus
Disocactus speciosus
Echinocereus knippelianus
Echinocereus knippelianus