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CACTUS
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Infrakingdom: Streptophyta
Division: Tracheophyta
Subdivision: Spermatophytina
Infradivision: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsidae
Superorder: Caryophyllanae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
*Please note that there are many Gena in the cactus family.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 6y agoThere are many different names for the many different types of cactuses.
The saguaro's scientific name is Carnegiea gigantiea.
The scientific name for the jumping cholla is Cylindropuntia fulgida.
On the lighter side: While I have met them both, I have never hugged them!
The scientific name for a cactus is Cactaceae it's all skills
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∙ 14y agoOpuntia is the scientific name for the 200 species of prickly pear cacti. One of the other common names is paddle cactus. The noun Opuntia is the cactus' genus. The cactus' species varies according to which prickly pear cactus is under consideration. For example, Opuntia basilaris refers to the beaver tail cactus.
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∙ 13y agocactaceae is the scientific name of cactus
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∙ 9y agoA cactus is a common name for a variety of plants. The plants in the scientific family cactaceae are cactus plants.
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∙ 13y agoCylindropuntia
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∙ 15y agoopuntia
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What is the scientific name for the giant saguro cactus?
Carnegiea gigantea is the latin name for the saguaro cactus.
What is a Mexican lime cactus scientific name?
Ferocactus pilosis
What is the scientific name of the organ pipe cactus?
Stenocereus thurberi
What is the scientific name of the monkey tail cactus?
Fonquieria splendens is the scientific name of the monkey tail cactus. The cactus has many common names. Perhaps the best known is ocotillo shrub, from the Nahuatl 'ocote' for 'torch'. Other common names are candlewood, flamingsword, Jacob's staff, and vine cactus.
What is the scientific name for fishhook cactus?
the genus mammillaria has several species that have fishhok spines
What kind of relationship does a cactus wren have with cholla cacti?
The cactus wren nests in cholla crevasses as well as suguaros and a couple of other desert plants
What is the scientific name of cactus?
cactusarrightele
How do you kill teddy bear cholla cactus?
reed junco
What eats buckhorn cholla?
About the only animal that will attack a cholla cactus are scale insects that suck the fluids from the plant and can eventually kill it.
How many inches does the cholla cactus grow per year?
alot
Do cactus wrens live in the desert?
Cactus wrens usually nest in the cholla cactus. This very spiny cactus provides protection for their eggs and young from predators such as snakes.
The scientific name for cactus?
it is Cactaceae
Do cactus wren have symbiotic relationships?
Cactus wrens and Cholla cactus are symbiotic. The cactus wren builds its nest in the spines of the cactus, providing a safe place for the bird to raise it's young.
What is the scientific name for the giant saguro cactus?
Carnegiea gigantea is the latin name for the saguaro cactus.
Is it legal to pick up dead cholla cactus in AZ?
No, it is illegal to remove any cactus, living or dead, from deserts in Arizona.
What is the scientific name for the Lepidoptera known as the Cactus borer?
The accepted scientific name is Pyralidae.
What is the scientific name for a cactus wren?
It is 'Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus.'
