Common names—cacti 59 
COMMON NAMES 
Of the Best Know Succulents 
CACTI 
Arizona Giant—Carnegiea gigantea 
Agave Cactus—Leuchtenbergia princi pis 
Aztec Cactus—Aztekium ritteri 
Barbados Gooseberry—Pereskia aculeata 
Barrel Cactus—Any species of Ferocactus 
Beaver Tail Cactus—O puntia basilaris 
Bird’s Nest Cactus—Mammillaria cam ptotricha 
Bishop’s Cap—Astrophytum myriostigma 
Blind Pear—O puntia rufida 
Boxing Glove—O puntia mamillata cristata 
Brain Cactus—Any species of Stenocactus 
Buckhorn Cactus—O puntia acanthocarpa 
Bunny Ears—O puntia microdasys 
Burbank’s Spineless—O puntia ficus indica 
Button Cactus—Epithelantha micromeris 
Chain Cactus—Rhipsalis paradoxa 
Chin Cactus—Gymnocalycium species 
Cholla Cactus (Choya)—Any spiny species of cylindrical Opuntias. 
Christmas Cactus—Zygocactus truncatus 
Claret Cup Cactus—Echinocereus triglochidiatus 
Cob Cactus—Echinocereus reichenbachii 
Cotton Ball—Espostoa lanata 
Cow’s Tongue—O puntia linguiformis 
Crab Cactus—Zygocactus truncatus 
Creeping Devil Cactus—Machaerocereus eruca 
Crown Cactus—Species of Rebutia 
Curiosity Plan—Cereus monstrosus 
Dahlia Cactus—Any species of Wilcoxia or Peniocereus 
Deerhorn Cactus—Peniocereus greggil 
Devil Cactus—Any species of prostrate Opuntia especially O. schotti 
Devil’s Head—Homacephala texensis 
Dope Cactus—Lophophora williamsii 
Dry Whiskey—Lophophora williamsii 
Easter Cactus—Schlumbergera gaertneri 
Easter Lily Cactus—Any species of Echinopsis 
Empress of Germany—Nopalxochia phyllanthoides and its hybrids 
Feather Cactus—Mammillaria plumosa 
Firecracker Cactus—Cle/stocactus baumantii 
