Genera Characteristics
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Welcome to our new series of articles covering 10 Cacti Genera and their Characteristics.

REFERENCE: "The Cactus Family" (Edward F. Anderson) 2001

Over the coming weeks we will be giving an overview of the characteristics of 10 cacti genera.
As this series develops we will be adding representative photos for each genera.

Items bolded are most helpful in determining genera.


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1 FEROCACTUS (Barrel Cactus) (29 species) Noelene Tomlinson and Wayne Robinson 6763
2 TRICHOCEREUS Noelene Tomlinson and Wayne Robinson 6528
3 ECHINOPSIS (Hedgehog Cacti) including LOBIVIA (128 species) Noelene Tomlinson and Wayne Robinson 6707
4 ECHINOCEREUS (Hedgehog Cacti) (60 species) Noelene Tomlinson and Wayne Robinson 5932
5 ECHINOCACTUS (Barrel Cacti) (6 species) Noelene Tomlinson and Wayne Robinson 5994
6 ASTROPHYTUM (Star Cacti) of 6 species Noelene Tomlinson and Wayne Robinson 6760