If you're looking for succulent plant names, you've come to the right place. Here we cover a wide range of families, including fleshy, water-intensive, and drought-tolerant species.
POPULARAloe
Aloe vera
POPULARFlaming Katy
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
POPULARHoya Hearts
Hoya kerrii
POPULARJade plant
Crassula ovata
POPULARDesert Rose
Adenium obesum
POPULARElephant Bush
Portulacaria afra
POPULARCrown-of-thorns
Euphorbia milii
POPULARElephant's Foot Plant
Dioscorea elephantipes
POPULARSand Rose
Anacampseros rufescens
POPULARTree Aeonium
Aeonium arboreum
POPULARPanda Plant
Kalanchoe tomentosa
POPULARAfrican Milk Tree
Euphorbia trigona
POPULARCliff Cotyledon
Cotyledon pendens
POPULARString of Buttons
Crassula perforata
POPULARMoon Cactus
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
POPULARBristle Haworthia
Haworthia cooperi
POPULARRosary Vine
Ceropegia woodii
POPULARMexican Snowball
Echeveria elegans
POPULARMottled spurge
Euphorbia lactea
POPULARBurro's tail
Sedum burrito
POPULARCarrion plant
Stapelia gigantea
POPULARWhite Velvet
Tradescantia sillamontana
POPULARSea Milkball
Euphorbia flanaganii
POPULARGhost-plant
Graptopetalum paraguayense
POPULARHottentot Bread
Fockea edulis
POPULARRattail crassula
Crassula muscosa
POPULARString of Fishhooks
Curio radicans
POPULARFelt bush
Kalanchoe beharensis
POPULARBaseball Plant
Euphorbia obesa
POPULARPaddle plant
Kalanchoe luciae
POPULARCoppertone Stonecrop
Sedum adolphi
POPULARLifesaver Plant
Huernia zebrina
POPULARFlapjacks plant
Kalanchoe thyrsiflora
POPULARTasteless Stonecrop
Sedum sexangulare
POPULARGhost Echeveria
Echeveria lilacina
POPULARMadagascar palm
Pachypodium lamerei
POPULARBurro's-tail
Sedum morganianum
POPULARRuens Haworthia
Haworthia retusa
POPULARMother of Thousands
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
POPULARLavender Scallops
Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi
POPULARHappy Bean plant
Peperomia ferreyrae
POPULARSplitrock Quaggafig
Pleiospilos nelii
POPULARBlue leaf elephant foot
Adenia glauca
POPULARTiger Jaws
Faucaria tigrina
POPULARRuby Glow
Peperomia graveolens
POPULARCrinkle leaf
Adromischus cristatus
POPULARKarkai
Crassula tetragona
POPULARCorncob cactus
Euphorbia mammillaris
POPULARPickle plant
Delosperma echinatum
POPULARCylindrical snake plant
Dracaena angolensis
POPULARSnake plant
Dracaena trifasciata
POPULARNeedle Stonecrop
Sedum lineare
POPULARFoxtail Agave
Agave attenuata
POPULARSpiny pincushion cactus
Mammillaria spinosissima
POPULARRice cactus
Rhipsalis cereuscula
POPULARSilver Dollar Vine
Xerosicyos danguyi
Haworth's aeonium
Aeonium haworthii
Dancing bones cactus
Hatiora salicornioides
Concertina plant
Crassula rupestris
Thorn Noors
Euphorbia ferox
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Succulents share a common characteristic, not a close relationship. Each stores water in its leaves, stems, or roots, which creates a reserve that helps them survive long droughts. It is this ability that allows them to thrive in places where most plants would simply wither.
The vast diversity of succulent names spans over 60 plant families, most of which are barely related to each other. Nature has essentially found the same solution in different parts of the world, which botanists refer to as convergent evolution.
People like to separate cacti from succulents, but this distinction isn't entirely valid. A cactus is simply a subspecies within the broader group of succulents. Every cactus is considered a succulent, although most succulents look nothing like cacti.
What truly distinguishes cacti is the areole — a small cushion that spines grow from, which appears in no other family. Their spines are actually modified leaves, and the green stems perform photosynthesis while the true leaves shrink right back.
A few genera dominate almost any succulent shelf. This list of succulent plants relies heavily on these large species, which vary greatly in size, shape, and origin. The table below sorts them by the approximate number of species and distinctive characteristics.
The grid above summarizes species from all of these genera and families. Cacti are presented on a separate page, so you'll find a more general list here. Each entry has its own name and photo, which makes it easy to quickly distinguish between two similar species.
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