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Aztec Cactus (Aztekium ritteri)

Aztekium ritteri, commonly known as the Aztec Cactus, is a unique Mexican cactus endemic to Nuevo León. Its distinctive...

Mexican Endangered Wrinkled Ribbed

9.5 Brilliant

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Geohintonia mexicana

Geohintonia mexicana is a rare cactus endemic to the gypsum hills of Nuevo León, Mexico. It represents the only species...

Rare Mexican Ornamental Endangered

9.4 Excellent

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Aztekium valdezii

Aztekium valdezii is a rare cactus native to Nuevo León, Mexico. Discovered in 2011, it represents the second species wi...

Rare Mexican Endangered Wrinkled

9.2 Excellent

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Mammillaria theresae

Mammillaria theresae is a diminutive, rare cactus species native to Mexico. Discovered by Ladislaus Cutak in 1965, it’s...

Tiny Rare Mexican Endangered

9.1 Excellent

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Pelecyphora strobiliformis (Artichoke)

Pelecyphora strobiliformis, commonly called the artichoke cactus, is a rare Mexican succulent native to Nuevo León and T...

Rare Mexican Cylindrical Ornamental

9.1 Excellent

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Ariocarpus retusus (Seven Stars)

Ariocarpus retusus, commonly known as Seven Stars, is a distinctive Mexican cactus species. It features flattened, star-...

Mexican Flat Endangered Camouflaged

9.0 Excellent

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Disc Cactus (Strombocactus disciformis)

The Disc Cactus, *Strombocactus disciformis*, is a rare Mexican cactus notable for its flat, disc-shaped growth form. It...

Rare Mexican Flat Slow Growing

9.0 Excellent

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Hatchet Cactus (Pelecyphora aselliformis)

The Hatchet Cactus *Pelecyphora aselliformis* is a rare Mexican cactus notable for its unique cylindrical shape and dist...

Rare Mexican Cylindrical Ornamental

9.0 Excellent

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Turbinicarpus alonsoi

Turbinicarpus alonsoi is a remarkably small, globular cactus native to the Mexican state of Guanajuato. This critically...

Tiny Rare Mexican Critically Endangered

9.0 Excellent

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Aztekium ritteri

Aztekium ritteri is a species of small cactus native to the state of Nuevo León in northeastern Mexico. First described...

Small Rare Mexican Endangered

9.0 Excellent

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Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus

Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus is a species of geophytic cactus native to the Mexican states of San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas,...

Rare Mexican Flat Endangered

9.0 Excellent

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Ariocarpus trigonus

Ariocarpus trigonus is a succulent cactus native to the Mexican Sierra Madre Oriental. Its distinctive appearance includ...

Mexican Flat Endangered Slow Growing

8.9 Great

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Lophophora diffusa

Lophophora diffusa, commonly known as the mountain hedgehog or barrel cactus, is a rare species native to the arid regio...

Rare Mexican Endangered Globular

8.8 Great

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Turbinicarpus lophophoroides

Turbinicarpus lophophoroides is a diminutive, spineless cactus endemic to Mexico’s San Luis Potosí. Its unique resemblan...

Tiny Rare Mexican Endangered

8.8 Great

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Epithelantha bokei

Epithelantha bokei, commonly known as the Boke’s Cactus, is a diminutive Texan cactus found in the Big Bend area. It's n...

Tiny Rare Tex Mex White Spined

8.8 Great

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Aztekium hintonii

Aztekium hintonii is a species of small cactus in the genus Aztekium, discovered by George S. Hinton and formally descri...

Small Rare Mexican Endangered

8.7 Great

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Mammillaria carmenae

Mammillaria carmenae is a small cactus species native to Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico. Its rounded stems are covere...

Clustering Rare Mexican Ornamental

8.6 Great

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Pineapple Cactus (Pelecyphora strobiliformis)

Pelecyphora strobiliformis, commonly known as the Pineapple Cactus, is a species of cactus native to Mexico. It is a sma...

Small Rare Mexican Endangered

8.6 Great

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Strombocactus disciformis

Strombocactus disciformis is a rare, slow-growing species of cactus native to Mexico, specifically found in the states o...

Rare Mexican Endangered Slow Growing

8.5 Great

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Copiapoa atacamensis

Copiapoa atacamensis is a species of cactus belonging to the genus Copiapoa, native to the hyper-arid environments of th...

Rare Chilean Atacama Globular

8.4 Great