This giant, columnar tree cactus, an icon of the American West, lives up to 250 years. Wild saguaro … read more
The purple to magenta flowers and usually four well-armed central spines help to identify this commo… read more
The erect stems of Pink-flower Hedgehog Cactus rise about 4 in. Stems are made up of one-jointed, t… read more
A low, cylindrical cactus girdled from top to bottom by bands of colorful spines, pink, gray, pale y… read more
Among the most beautiful cacti; large plants with many stems in full flower make breathtaking mounds… read more
Green Pitaya
Echinocereus viridiflorus
A small cactus with one cylindrical stem or several in a clump and yellowish-green or magenta flower… read more
Nellie Cory Cactus
Escobaria minima (Coryphantha minima)
This tiny rare and endangered species, with a single stem and an oversize magenta flower, is found o… read more
Lee Pincushion Cactus
Escobaria sneedii var. leei (Coryphantha sneedii var. leei)
This small, rare cactus, whose dense spines make the stem look cobwebbed, may comprise up to 100 ste… read more
Beehive Cactus
Escobaria vivipara (Coryphantha vivipara)
Small, nearly spherical to barrel-shaped stems, sometimes single but often many in a mound, with pin… read more
A single large columnar or barrel-shaped stem gives this cactus the appearance of a very spiky ribbe… read more
A cylindrical cactus, Candy Barrel Cactus or Fishhook Barrel Cactus sometimes reaches 10 ft. in heig… read more
Peyote
Lophophora williamsii
Low, gray, spineless, nearly hemispherical stems, usually one (rarely to fifty) forming a broad dens… read more
Graham's Nipple Cactus
Mammillaria grahamii var. grahamii (Mammillaria milleri, Mammillaria microcarpa)
A low, cylindrical cactus with one or several stems and many hooked spines; flowers pink or lavender… read more
The main trunk of this tree-like cactus is short and erect; branching open and low to ground. Branch… read more
Flat, grayish-green, leafless, jointed stems in a clump, lack large spines and have vivid rose or re… read more
Soft and fuzzy in appearance, the painfully clinging spines of this miniature tree make it one of th… read more
This small but clump-forming plant forms a low mat of spiny jointed stems whose segments are easily … read more
A very spiny cactus, commonly a shrub, occasionally a small tree with short trunk. The stout, jointe… read more
A mat or clump-forming cactus bearing few yellow flowers, often with reddish centers and flat, flesh… read more
Tree Cholla
Opuntia imbricata (Cylindropuntia imbricata)
Habit: native perennial tree or shrub; spreading; trunk brown-black, diameter to 10 in (25 cm).
He… read more
This inconspicuous shrubby plant with many short, intertwined, usually spineless stems bears flowers… read more
This sprawling prickly-pear is most commonly found in coastal California, often in huge colonies, it… read more
The Desert Prickly-pear is an erect or sprawling shrub with fleshy fruit and brown to black spines.
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Low mound of spiny, flat, nearly oval joints has bright yellow or sometimes bright magenta flowers.
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One or a few tiny, nearly spherical stems have several white, rose, or yellow flowers near top.
Hab… read more
This plant looks like an inconspicuous dead twiggy shrub most of the year, usually growing under a c… read more
Organ Pipe Cactus
Stenocereus thurberi (Cereus thurberi)
The native range of this tall, many-stemmed cactus is limited to the warmest portion of the Sonoran … read more
New Mexico Agave's stiff, succulent, sword-like leaves with spined tips form a basal rosette 6-18 in… read more
Not a yucca, this member of the lily family produces soft, yucca-like, evergreen leaves, 2-3 ft. in … read more
The white to pale green, bell-shaped flowers of this yucca occur in a long spike on 6-7 ft. flower s… read more
Texas Yucca or Twisted-leaf Yucca's foliage stays under 2 ft. tall, is edged with white or red, and … read more
Thompson's Yucca is tree-like with one to three trunk-like stems rising asymetrically 3-8 ft. high. … read more
Sotol
Dasylirion spp.
This short-trunked desert perennial is often mistaken for yucca. A 9-15 ft. flower stalk, bearing a… read more
The large, woody basal stems of Foothill Beargrass grow in a clump and produce long, course-bladed, … read more
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