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Discocactus horstii

Discocactus horstii is a rare Brazilian cactus belonging to the Cephalium cacti group. It’s distinguished by the dense,...

Rare Brazilian Flat Endangered

9.3 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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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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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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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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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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Blossfeldia liliputana

Blossfeldia liliputana is a species of cactus native to the rocky regions of Argentina and Bolivia, typically growing on...

Tiny Rare South America Spineless

8.9 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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Sulcorebutia rauschii

Sulcorebutia rauschii is a small, flat cactus native to Bolivia. Its distinctive feature is its dark purple-green colora...

Tiny Flat Ornamental Bolivian

8.8 Great

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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

8.3 Great

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Knowlton's Miniature Cactus (Pediocactus knowltonii)

Pediocactus knowltonii, Knowlton's Miniature Cactus, is one of the rarest cacti in the United States, endemic to a singl...

Tiny Rare New Mexico Endangered

8.2 Great

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Brady's Pincushion (Pediocactus bradyi)

Pediocactus bradyi, Brady's Pincushion Cactus, is a federally endangered US species endemic to a small area of the Marbl...

Tiny Arizona Rare Endangered

7.8 Good

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Sneed's Pincushion (Escobaria sneedii)

Sneed's Pincushion (Escobaria sneedii) is a small, rare species of cactus native to the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion of N...

Tiny Rare New Mexico Endangered

7.8 Good

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Frailea pygmaea

Frailea pygmaea is a very small cactus native to southern South America, including parts of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argenti...

Tiny Flat Ornamental South American

7.6 Good

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Escobaria sneedii

Escobaria sneedii, commonly known as the Sneed pincushion cactus, is a small clustering cactus native to the Chihuahuan...

Clustering Tiny Rare Tex Mex

7.5 Good

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Armatocereus laetus

Armatocereus laetus is a species of columnar cactus native to the arid regions of Ecuador and Peru. It is characterized...

Rare South America Columnar Peruvian

7.1 Good

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Weberbauerocereus weberbaueri

Weberbauerocereus weberbaueri is a species of columnar cactus native to the high-elevation Andean desert regions of Peru...

Rare South America Columnar Peruvian

6.9 Fair

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Lasiocereus rupicola

Lasiocereus rupicola is a columnar cactus species endemic to the Marañón River valley and associated tributary valleys i...

Rare South America Columnar Peruvian

6.7 Fair

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Wigginsia vorwerkiana

Wigginsia vorwerkiana is a botanical name used for a cactus that has also been treated in the genera Wigginsia and Malac...

Rare South America Ornamental Globose

6.6 Fair