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Cactus of Metro Phoenix (April 2021 EcoQuest Guide)

This is a general list of cactus seen in Metro Phoenix.

This guide was created by the Metro Phoenix EcoFlora. In collaboration with the Desert Botanical Garden and the Central Arizona Conservation Alliance (CAZCA), the Metro Phoenix EcoFlora project will serve to provide insight into ...more ↓

nightblooming cereus 1
Peniocereus greggii
Mexican Giant Cactus 2
Pachycereus pringlei
old man cactus 3
Cephalocereus senilis
Mexican Fence Post Cactus 4
Lophocereus marginatus
senita cactus 5
Lophocereus schottii
Blue Myrtle-cactus 6
Myrtillocactus geometrizans
saguaro 7
Carnegiea gigantea
pinkflower hedgehog cactus 8
Echinocereus bonkerae
Engelmann's hedgehog cactus 9
Echinocereus engelmannii
Nichol's hedgehog cactus 10
Echinocereus nicholii
Echinocereus bakeri 11
scarlet hedgehog cactus 12
Echinocereus coccineus
Octopus Cactus 13
Stenocereus alamosensis
Creeping Devil 14
Stenocereus eruca
Galloping Cactus 14
Stenocereus gummosus
Stenocereus queretaroensis 15
organ pipe cactus 16
Stenocereus thurberi
Bishop's-cap 17
Astrophytum myriostigma
star cactus 18
Astrophytum ornatum
viviparous foxtail cactus 19
Escobaria vivipara
California barrel cactus 20
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Emory's barrel cactus 21
Ferocactus emoryi
Ferocactus herrerae 22
Ferocactus latispinus 23
Ferocactus pilosus 24
San Diego Barrel Cactus 25
Ferocactus viridescens
fishhook barrel cactus 26
Ferocactus wislizeni
Graham's fishhook cactus 27
Mammillaria grahamii
common fishhook cactus 28
Mammillaria tetrancistra
golden barrel cactus 29
Kroenleinia grusonii
Cereus hildmannianus 30
Queen-of-the-night 31
Cereus jamacaru
Peruvian apple cactus 32
Cereus repandus
San Pedro Column Cactus 33
Trichocereus macrogonus pachanoi
beavertail cactus 34
Opuntia basilaris
Tulip Pricklypear 35
Opuntia camanchica
pancake prickly-pear 36
Opuntia chlorotica
Cochineal Nopal Cactus 37
Opuntia cochenillifera
Engelmann's prickly pear 38
Opuntia engelmannii
Indian fig opuntia 39
Opuntia ficus-indica
Texas prickly pear 40
Opuntia lindheimeri
purple prickly pear 41
Opuntia macrocentra
plains prickly pear 42
Opuntia macrorhiza
Bunny Ears Cactus 43
Opuntia microdasys
Opuntia orbiculata 44
brown-spined prickly-pear 45
Opuntia phaeacantha
Opuntia pubescens 46
nopal tapón 47
Opuntia robusta
Blind Prickly Pear 48
Opuntia rufida
Santa Rita prickly pear 49
Opuntia santa-rita
Opuntia tuna 50
Eve's Needle Cactus 51
Austrocylindropuntia subulata
buckhorn cholla 38
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Arizona pencil cholla 52
Cylindropuntia arbuscula
teddy-bear cholla 53
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
silver cholla 54
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
chain-fruit cholla 55
Cylindropuntia fulgida
tree cholla 56
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Christmas cholla 57
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
branched pencil cholla 58
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
Whipple cholla 10
Cylindropuntia whipplei
Paper-Spined Cholla 59
Tephrocactus articulatus

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