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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

8.65 Great

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Claret Cup (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)

Echinocereus triglochidiatus is a hardy hedgehog cactus of the southwestern US and Mexico, notable for its brilliant sca...

Clustering Hedgehog Southwestern Us Drought Tolerant

8.64 Great

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Star Cactus (Astrophytum asterias)

The Star Cactus, *Astrophytum asterias*, is a small, globular cactus native to Texas and northeastern Mexico. Its distin...

Flat Ornamental Tex Mex Endangered

8.56 Great

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Ferocactus pilosus

*Ferocactus pilosus*, commonly known as the Mexican lime cactus or viznaga, is a species of barrel cactus native to the...

Clustering Mexican Ornamental Barrel

8.52 Great

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Melocactus conoideus

Melocactus conoideus is a small, globular cactus native to Brazil. It’s notable for its distinctive conical form and pro...

Small Brazilian Endangered Globular

8.46 Great

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Copiapoa cinerea

Copiapoa cinerea is a distinctive Chilean cactus known for its densely gray coloration and spherical shape. It thrives i...

Gray Chilean Globular Slow Growing

8.42 Great

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Mammillaria herrerae

Mammillaria herrerae is a small, globular cactus native to Querétaro, Mexico. It’s notable for its distinctive white-spi...

Mexican Endangered Globular Mammillaria

8.37 Great

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Bishop's Cap (Astrophytum myriostigma)

The Bishop’s Cap, *Astrophytum myriostigma*, is a globular cactus native to the northeastern deserts of Mexico. Its dist...

Mexican Ornamental Star Shaped Globular

8.37 Great

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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

8.28 Great

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Eriosyce aurata (Golden Snowball)

Eriosyce aurata is a cactus species native to central Chile, where it grows in dry habitats from coastal areas into inla...

Ornamental Chilean Globular Ribbed

7.87 Good

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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

7.68 Good

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Copiapoa laui

Copiapoa laui is a species of cactus native to the coastal regions of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. The plant is...

Tiny Rare Chilean Globular

7.59 Good

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Eriosyce senilis

Eriosyce senilis is a species of globular cactus native to the coastal regions of the Atacama Desert in Chile. The plant...

Ornamental Chilean Hairy Globular

7.22 Good

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Copiapoa coquimbana

Copiapoa coquimbana is a cactus species native to Chile, particularly the coastal and inland dry environments of the Coq...

Ornamental Chilean Spiny Globular

7.19 Good

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Copiapoa humilis

Copiapoa humilis is a small cactus native to northern Chile, where members of its genus inhabit extremely arid coastal a...

Clustering Small Chilean Globular

7.04 Good

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Parodia werneri

Parodia werneri is a small globular cactus endemic to southern Brazil, listed as vulnerable due to restricted range and...

Clustering Ornamental South American Globular

6.83 Fair

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Coryphantha vivipara (Spinystar)

Coryphantha vivipara, commonly called the spinystar cactus, is a small perennial cactus distributed across broad areas o...

Clustering North American Cold Hardy Widespread

6.70 Fair

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Mammillaria compressa

Mammillaria compressa is an accepted cactus species in the family Cactaceae and the genus Mammillaria, with a native ran...

Clustering Mexican Ornamental Globular

6.53 Fair

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Neoporteria gerocephala

Neoporteria gerocephala is a Chilean cactus associated with the coastal cordillera of northern Chile. It has a rounded b...

Ornamental Chilean Hairy Globular

6.49 Fair

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Spinystar Cactus (Escobaria vivipara)

Escobaria vivipara, commonly called the spinystar cactus, is a small cactus with a broad distribution across North Ameri...

Clustering North American Ornamental Widespread

6.44 Fair