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.
Echinocereus viereckii
Echinocereus viereckii
Cactus
Parodia concinna
bunched cory cactus
Coryphantha ramillosa
crenate orchid cactus
Disocactus crenatus
Strawberry Pear
Selenicereus triangularis
Firecracker Cactus
Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus
few-ribbed neoporteria
Eriosyce paucicostata
Cephalocereus polylophus
Cephalocereus polylophus
Wiggins' cholla
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
Stenocereus stellatus
Stenocereus stellatus
Galloping Cactus
Stenocereus gummosus
Consolea falcata
Consolea falcata
Red-fleshed dragonfruit
Selenicereus costaricensis
Eriosyce aurata
Eriosyce aurata
Eriosyce subgibbosa
Eriosyce subgibbosa
Eulychnia acida
Eulychnia acida
Melocactus zehntneri
Melocactus zehntneri
Aylostera heliosa
Aylostera heliosa
Coryphantha poselgeriana
Coryphantha poselgeriana
pitaya
Echinocereus enneacanthus
Echinocereus cinerascens
Echinocereus cinerascens
Echinocereus scheeri
Echinocereus scheeri
San Pedro cactus
Echinopsis cuzcoensis
Copiapoa coquimbana
Copiapoa coquimbana
nipple beehive cactus
Coryphantha macromeris
Eriosyce napina
Eriosyce napina
Aporocactus martianus
Aporocactus martianus
waraqu
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa
Coryphantha maiz-tablasensis
Coryphantha maiz-tablasensis
Cactus
Coryphantha pycnacantha
Mojave mound cactus
Echinocereus polyacanthus
strawberry hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus stramineus
whitecolumn foxtail cactus
Escobaria tuberculosa
Acanthocalycium spiniflorum
Acanthocalycium spiniflorum
Cochemiea poselgeri
Cochemiea poselgeri
Coryphantha pallida
Coryphantha pallida
Schlumbergera × buckleyi
Schlumbergera × buckleyi
Armatocereus matucanensis
Armatocereus matucanensis
Cleistocactus candelilla
Cleistocactus candelilla
Coryphantha salinensis
Coryphantha salinensis
Brandegee's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus brandegeei
San Esteban hedgehog
Echinocereus grandis
Austrocylindropuntia shaferi
Austrocylindropuntia shaferi
Aylostera fiebrigii
Aylostera fiebrigii
old man of the mountain
Cleistocactus buchtienii
Cochemiea guelzowiana
Cochemiea guelzowiana
Coryphantha erecta
Coryphantha erecta
pinkflower hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus fasciculatus
Echinocereus ortegae
Echinocereus ortegae
Chiotilla
Escontria chiotilla
narrow-angled cereus
Cereus stenogonus
strawberry cactus
Cochemiea dioica
common fishhook cactus
Cochemiea tetrancistra
Munz's cholla
Cylindropuntia munzii
Arizona pencil cholla
Cylindropuntia arbuscula
Eriosyce islayensis
Eriosyce islayensis
junior Tom Thumb cactus
Escobaria emskoetteriana
Stenocereus chacalapensis
Stenocereus chacalapensis
Cereus fernambucensis
Cereus fernambucensis
Harrisia adscendens
Harrisia adscendens