Common names—cacti 61 
Peanut Cactus—Chamaecereus silvestrii 
Pencil Cactus—O puntia ramosissima 
Peruvian Apple—Cereus peruvianus 
Pigmy Cactus—Frailea species 
Pin Cushion Cactus—Any straight spined species of globose Mammillaria 
Pine Cone Cactus—Encephalocarpus strobiliformis 
Pineapple Cactus—Echinomastus uncinatus 
Popcorn Cactus—Rhipsalis cereuscula 
Powder Puff Cactus—Mammillaria bocasana 
Prickly Pear—Any species of flat-stemmed Opuntia (Platyopuntia) 
Queen of the Night—Many species of large flowered, night bloomers, especi- 
ally Hylocereus undatus, and Peniocereus greggit 
Rabbit Ears—O puntia microdasys 
Ribbon Cactus—O puntia tur pinu 
Rainbow Cactus—Echinocereus rigidissimus 
Rat-Tail Cactus—Any species of Aporocactus 
Sacred Mushroom—Lo pho phora williamsit 
Saguaro—Carnegiea gigantea (Giant Cactus) 
Scarlet Bugler—Cleistocactus baumannii 
Sea Urchin Cactus—Astrophytum asterias 
Silver Ball Cactus—Notocactus scopa 
‘Silver Tip—Lemaireocereus benecket 
Silver Torch Cactus—Cleistocactus straussil 
Snake or Serpent Cactus—N)ctocereus serpentinus 
Snow Ball Cactus—Mammillaris bocasana var. inermis and Es postoa lanata 
Star Cactus—Astrophytum ornatum 
Strawberry Cactus—Most species of Mammaillaria 
Sun Cereus—Heliocereus speciosus 
Thanksgiving Cactus—Zygocactus salmonea 
Thimble Cactus—Mammillaria fragilis 
Tom Thumb—Parodia aureis pina 
Torch Cactus—Any tall-growing, erect Trichocereus 
Totem Pole—Lophocereus schottii monstrosus 
Tree Cactus—Dendrocereus nudiflorus 
Turk’s Cap—Any species of Melocactus 
Turk’s Head—Hamatocactus hamatacanthus 
Twisted Rib—Hamatocactus setis pinus 
Wicker Ware Cactus—The round stemmed species of Rhipsalis 
Woolly Sheep—O puntia floccosa 
SUCCULENTS 
African Living Rock—Pleiospilos bolusii 
Air Plant—Bryophyllum tubiflorum and daigremontianum 
Arab’s Turban—Crassula hemis phaerica 
