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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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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

9.3 Excellent

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Living Rock Cactus (Ariocarpus fissuratus)

Ariocarpus fissuratus is a flat-bodied cactus native to the Chihuahuan Desert. Its distinctive gray-green tubercles crea...

Flat Tex Mex Endangered Camouflaged

9.2 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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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

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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Artichoke Cactus (Obregonia denegrii)

The Artichoke Cactus Obregonia denegrii is a unique Mexican cactus notable for its distinctive artichoke-like appearance...

Mexican Flat Ornamental Endangered

9.1 Excellent

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Discocactus zehntneri

Discocactus zehntneri is a Brazilian cactus species notable for its distinctive flat, disc-shaped growth form. Native to...

Brazilian Flat Endangered Night Blooming

9.1 Excellent

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Uebelmannia pectinifera

Uebelmannia pectinifera is a columnar cactus species originating in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state. It's recognized by its...

Columnar Brazilian Ornamental Endangered

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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Melocactus azureus

Melocactus azureus is a globular cactus native to Bahia, Brazil. Its distinctive blue-green coloration and prominent, wo...

Brazilian Ornamental Blue Green Globular

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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Turk's Cap Cactus (Melocactus matanzanus)

Melocactus matanzanus, commonly known as the Turk’s Cap Cactus, is a globular cactus native to Cuba. It's notable for de...

Cuban Ornamental Endangered Globular

8.9 Great

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Knowlton's Cactus (Pediocactus knowltonii)

Knowlton’s Cactus, *Pediocactus knowltonii*, is a diminutive North American cactus endemic to a restricted region border...

Tiny Rare North American New Mexico

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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Cipocereus bradei

Cipocereus bradei is a species of columnar cactus endemic to the rocky outcrops of the Espinhaço Range in Minas Gerais,...

Blue Rare Columnar Brazilian

7.6 Good