What can you name a cactus?

Answer 1

It's an easy choice to name a cactus after its common name. But there can be confusion and overlaps in common names. So a more precise, unique choice is opting for a cactus' scientific name. So for example, a prickly pear cactus can be called Opuntia; or an old man cactus Cephalocereus, Espostoa or Oreocereus.

Answer 2

There are a number of cactus names under which the plants are grouped. Examples include the Aporocactus spp, with two species of the epiphytic rat's tail cactus. The Ariocarpus spp includes the six species of the living rock or fossil cactus.

The Coryphantha spp includes the 60 some species of the beehive cactus.

The Echinocereus spp includes the 50 some species of the hedgehog cactus. The Epiphyllum spp includes the 20 species of the orchid cactus. The Espostoa spp and the Oreocereus spp include 16 and 11 respective species of the old man cactus.

The Ferocactus spp includes some 35 species of the barrel cactus.

The Gymnocalycium spp includes 80 species of the chin or spider cactus.

The Mammillaria spp includes 250 some species of the pincushion cactus. The Melocactus spp includes 40 some species of the Turk's cap cactus.

The Opuntia spp includes 300 some species of the prickly pear cactus.

The Pereskia spp includes 16 species of the Barbados gooseberry cactus, which also is called the rose cactus.

The Rhipsalis spp includes 40 some species of the mistletoe or wickerwork cactus.

The Schlumbergera spp includes six species of the winter flowering cactus. The Stenocactus spp includes 20 some species of the wave or brain cactus.

Answer 3

All cactus plants are succulents. But not all succulents are cactus plants. The term 'succulent cactus' is correct if it refers to any and all cactus plants, which are all succulents. It's incorrect if it refers to cactuses that are succulents as opposed to those that aren't.

Within the cactus family, some have what may be called succulent seeds, and others not. Specifically, all cactus plants that have edible, flavorful fruits have succulent seeds. For example, the seeds of the mistletoe or wickerwork [Rhipsalis spp] and the prickly pear [Opuntia spp] cactus plants are succulent, from their respectively fleshy berries and fruits. In contrast are the dry seeds of the woolly seedpod of the barrel cactus [Echinocactus spp].

Examples of non cactus succulents abound. A well known non cactus succulent is the Agave, which is native to the Americas and to the West Indies. Another is Aloe vera, whose native range runs from Arabia to South Africa. Still another is Echeveria of Mexico. Yet others include Sansevieria of tropical Africa, and the worldwide distributed Euphorbia, Kalanchoe, and Sedum.

Answer 4

Saguaro, pickly pear, barrel catcus, cholla (jumping cactus)

Answer 5

Penor