#cactus any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World supertype: succulent a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs member of: family_Cactaceae subtype: pitahaya_cactus__pitahaya__Acanthocereus_tetragonus__Acanthocereus_pentagonus cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit subtype: rattail_cactus__rat's-tail_cactus__Aporocactus_flagelliformis commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days subtype: living_rock__Ariocarpus_fissuratus usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States subtype: saguaro__sahuaro__Carnegiea_gigantea extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit subtype: night-blooming_cereus any of several cacti of the genus Cereus subtype: coryphantha a cactus of the genus Coryphantha subtype: echinocactus__barrel_cactus any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil subtype: hedgehog_cactus cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines subtype: golden_barrel_cactus__Echinocactus_grusonii large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines subtype: hedgehog_cereus cactus of the genus Echinocereus subtype: rainbow_cactus a stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico subtype: epiphyllum__orchid_cactus any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers subtype: barrel_cactus a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits subtype: Easter_cactus__Hatiora_gaertneri__Schlumbergera_gaertneri spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera subtype: night-blooming_Hylocereus_cactus__night-blooming_cereus any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus subtype: Lemaireocereus_chichipe__chichipe tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit subtype: mezcal__mescal__peyote__Lophophora_williamsii a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons subtype: mammillaria any cactus of the genus Mammillaria subtype: feather_ball__featherball__mammillariaplumosa a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines; northeastern Mexico subtype: garambulla_cactus__garambulla__Myrtillocactus_geometrizans arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit subtype: Knowlton's_cactus__Pediocactus_knowltonii small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species subtype: nopal any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears subtype: prickly_pear_cactus__prickly_pear__pricklypear cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock subtype: Opuntia_lindheimeri__nopal cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits subtype: Opuntia_tuna__tuna tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear; Jamaica subtype: Opuntia_cholla__cholla arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico subtype: mistletoe_cactus a plant of the genus Rhipsalis subtype: Christmas_cactus__Schlumbergera_buckleyi__Schlumbergera_baridgesii epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter subtype: night-blooming_Selenicereus_cactus__night-blooming_cereus any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus subtype: queen_of_the_night__Selenicereus_grandiflorus tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits subtype: crab_cactus__Thanksgiving_cactus__Zygocactus_truncatus__Schlumbergera_truncatus South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera
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