Useful Sites For Information
Below you will find a selection of websites that provide a variety of useful information such as: images, identification, naming nomenclature, recognised names and pseudonyms, growing advice and habitat information etc.
The information contained below is for general information purposes only and provides links to other websites which are not under the control of the Cactus and Succulent Society of Australia Inc. (A0007275Y). We have no control over the nature, content, and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorsement of the views expressed within them (please refer to our Disclaimer).
A discussion forum site for all things xeric
Information and a huge array of pictures on Caudiciform plants
A forum dedicated to discussion of cactus cultivars
A FREE quarterly magazine produced in Essex, UK
Extensive collection of habitat pics, and growing guides by Chris Rogerson
As the name suggests, all about Copiapoa ssp.
Dave's Garden is one of the largest sites for gardeners in the world
Provides gardening advice, ideas, and information about a large variety of plants including cacti and succulents
A French site devoted to the genus Gymnocalycium
All you want to know about Haworthia, Gasteria and Astroloba - a habitat site by Jakub Jilemicky
Ever wondered about plant names and how to write the botanical name (vs common name) correctly - this site explains it all!
https://www.enago.com/academy/how-to-write-scientific-names-in-a-research-paper-animals-plants/
Provides images for identification of a large variety of succulents from the family Crassulaceae
A nomenclatural index of names of plants published under the Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants (ICN)
As the name suggests, all about the genus Lithops, a site by Andrew van Ginkel
Encyclopedias of living forms including cacti, succulents, bromeliads, bulbs and more
A group for the study and knowledge of the plants of the family Mesembryanthemaceae
A great site for all things Rhipsalideae, as well as other small flowering epiphytic cacti
A site about the genus Lithops compiled by Keith Green
A website dedicated to a group of plants referred to as Stapeliads, some well known for their carrion smelly flowers
A site dedicated to documenting species of the Agavaceae plant family at their natural locality
A guide for frost-hardiness of cacti and succulents growing in the ACT. Developed by Karl Rumba and Trevor Rodgers from CSS ACT
https://www.cactusact.org.au/images/PDFfolder/TrafficLightGuideV10.pdf
A site made for Euphorbia-enthusiasts by Euphorbia-enthusiasts
The WFO Plant List is the most comprehensive and authoritative list of the world’s plants
A Succulentopedia of succulent plants, providing images, names, descriptions, growing conditions etc.
