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Ariocarpus (1)
Arthrocereus (2)
Astrophytum (6)
Azureocereus (2)
Borzicactus (3)
Carnegia (6)
Cephalocereus (4)
Cereus (5)
Cleistocactus (4)
Copiapoa (3)
Coryphantha (2)
Cryptocereus (1)
Dolichothele (1)
Echinocactus (4)
Echinocereus (8)
Echinopsis (3)
Epiphyllum (3)
Eriocactus (1)
Erythrorhipsalis (1)
Escobaria (1)
Espostoa (1)
Ferocactus (6)

Gymnocalycium (4)
Harrisia (3)
Hatiora (3)
Heliocereus (1)
Hylocereus (4)
Leptocereus (1)
Leuchtenbergia (2)
Lobivia (5)
Lophocereus (2)
Lophophora (3)
Machaerocereus (2)
Mammillaria (17)
Matucana (4)
Melocactus (3)
Myrtillocactus (3)
Neobuxbaumia (4)
Neolloydia (2)
Neoporteria (3)
Nopalea (2)
Notocactus (8)
Obregonia (2)
Opuntia (31)

Oreocereus (8)
Pachycereus (4)
Parodia (7)
Pereskia (4)
Pereskiopsis (5)
Pseudolobivia (1)
Pseudorhipsalis (2)
Rebutia (5)
Rhipsalidopsis (2)
Rhipsalis (22)
Schlumbergera (4)
Selenicereus (3)
Stetsonia (1)
Submatucana (1)
Sulcorebutia (3)
Thelocactus (4)
Trichocereus (5)
Turbinicarpus (4)
Uebelmannia (3)
Weingartia (1)
Wilcoxia (1)

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Cactaceae - http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/cactacea.htm
Botanical characteristics of this family of plants with technical drawings of a number of species.

Cacti and Other Succulents - http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/research/groups/jdeacon/desertecology/cacti.htm#top
Provides an overview of these drought tolerant plants and the convergent evolution which has resulted in there being similar looking plants from very different plant families.

Cacti Guide - http://cactiguide.com/
Images of many cactus genera as planted specimens in collections or in natural habitat, with horticultural advice and a discussion forum.

Cacti of Chile - http://www.chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/B_CACTUS_PLANTS.htm
Photographs of several species including Austrocactus, Capiapoa, Echinopsis and Opuntia.

Cactus Museum - http://www.cactusmuseum.com/
Photos and notes for many species from a cactus grower in Tucson, Arizona.

Chihuahuan Desert Cacti - http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/research/groups/jdeacon/desertecology/chicacti.htm#top
Information and photographs of several species found in this region: Ariocarpus fissuratus, Epithelantha bokei, Echinocactus horizonthalonius, Ancistrocactus uncinatus, Echinocereus pectinatus and species of Echinocereus.

Close-up View of Several Cacti - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjan07/bj-cacti.html
Photographic study by Brian Johnston of these plants, with many fine images of flowers and spines, both macroscopic and microscopic.

Keir Morse: Cactaceae - http://www.keiriosity.com/gallery/main.php/v/plants/Cactaceae/
Images of plants in the cactus family growing in the wild and in botanical gardens, taken by Keir Morse, botanist and photographer.

Mark Faint's Cactus Page - http://www.mfaint.demon.co.uk/cactus/
Detailed information on Neolloydia, Notocactus, and Turbinicarpus.

Peterocactus National Plant Collection - http://www.nccpg.com/gloucestershire/ptero.html
List of the nine species, endemic to southwestern Argentina, with images and brief descriptions of four.

Plants of the Cactaceae Family - http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cactaceae/
Large image gallery of cacti cultivated in Phoenix, Arizona.

Rhipsalis, Lepismium, Hatiora, Schlumbergera - http://www.rhipsalis.com/
Information on plants in these four genera, including species lists with photos, cultivation and propagation details, and links to vendors and collections.

The Cactaceae - http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/cact.htm
Description of the cactus family, with photos and short profiles of several representative species.

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