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Hello everyone. I put together this guide from a Russian page. If you own a cactus that came in pure peat soil or came from Holland or Europe chances are you are gonna find it here. Some of the names are outdated.
Enjoy!!
PS:I do not take any credit for this guide!

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1. Mammillaria parkinsonii 2. Mammiflaria geminispina 3. Mammillaria hahniana 4. Mammillaria nejapensis 5. Mammillaria bocasana roseiflora
6. Mammillaria bocasana 7. Mammillaria pitcayensis 8. Mammillaria pringlei 9. Mammillaria ernestii 10. Mammillaria mazatlanensis 11. Mammillaria microhelia 12. Mammillaria carminea 13. Mammillaria schiedeana 14. Mammillaria spinosissima cristata 15. Mammillaria wildii cristata 16. Mammillaria elongata cristata 17. Mammillaria simplex 18. Mammillaria heyderii 19. Mammillaria moeleriana 20. Mammillaria heereana 21. Mammillaria camptotricha 22. Mammillaria melanocentra

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23. Mammillaria densispina 24. Mammillaria gaumerii 25. Mammillaria ingens 26. Mammillaria celsiana 27. Mammillaria decipiens 28. Mammillaria ginsa-maru 29. Mammillaria bocasana splendens 30. Mammillaria eriacantha 31. Mammillaria trichacantha 32. Mammillaria gilensis 33. Mammillaria anniana 34. MammiUaria uncinata 35. Mammillaria gracilis 36. Mammillaria gracilis (type Spain) 37. Mammillaria dasyacantha 38. Mammillaria multiceps v. humilis 39. Mammillaria elongata echinaria 40. Mammillaria elongata 41. Mammillaria elongata rufocrosea 42. Mammillaria elongata subcrosea 43. Mammillaria elongata intertexta 44. Mammillaria multiceps

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45. Mammillaria Candida 46. Mammillaria woodsii 47. Mammillaria glassii 48. Mammillaria centricirrha 49. Mammillaria duwei 50. Mammillaria rekoy v. leptacantha 51. Mammillaria spinosissima auricotna 52. Mammillaria spinosissima 'Un Pico' 53. Mammillaria spinosissima 54. Mammillaria zeilmanniana 55. Mammillaria scheidweileriana 56. Mammillaria sp. 57. Mammillaria wildii 58. Mammillaria sp. 59. Mammillaria marksiana 60. Mammillaria lanata 61. Aylostera albiflora 62. Dolichotele baumii 63. Buininaia brevicilindrica 64. Neochilenia paucicostata 65. Echinocactus grusonii 66. Coleocephalocereus goebelianus

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67. Echinocereus morricallii 68. Echinocereus stramineus 69. Echinocereus lute us 70. Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus 71. Echinocereus berlandierii 72. Echinocereus reichenbachii 73. Austrocephalocereus dolichospermaticus 74. Austrocephalocereus estevesii 75. Gymnocalycium horridispinum 76. Gymnocalycium horstii 77. Gymnocalycium vatterii 78. Gymnocalycium baldianum 79. Gymnocalycium cardenasianum 80. Gymnocalycium saglione 81. Gymnocalycium mihanovichii 82. Gymnocalycium zegarrae 83. Gymnocalycium multiflorum 84. Rebutia minuscula 85. Rebutia marsonerii 86. Rebutia violaciflora 87. Rebutia krainzeana 88. Rebutia deminuta

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89. Trixanthocereus cullmannianus 90. Austrocephalocereus dybowskii 91. Espostoa nana 92. Espostoa lanata 93. Espostoa melanostele 94. Hildewintera aureispina 95. Hildewintera aureispina cristata 96. Notocactus submammulosus 97. Notocactus vanvlietii 98. Notocactus apricus 99. Notocactus buiningii 100. Notocactus concinnus 101. Notocactus scopa 102. Notocactus scopa white 103. Notocactus werdermannianus 104. Notocactus crassigibbus 105. Notocactus megapotamicus 106. Thelocactus bicolor tricolor 107. Parodia sanguiniflora 108. Parodia ayopayana
109. Parodia penicillata 110. Parodia aureihamata

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111. Stetsonia coryne 112. Thrichocereus camarquensis 113. Trichocereus narvaecensis 114. Trichocereus spachyanus 115. Vatricania guentherii 116. Weberbauerocereus johnstonii 117. Weberbauerocereus winterianus 118. Stephanocereus leucostele 119. Neocardinasia herzogiana 120. Myrtillocactus geometrizans 121. Lemaireocereus dumortierii 122. Pilosocereus glaucescens 123. Pilosocereus chrysostele 124. Pilosocereus pachycladus 125. Pilosocereus azureus 126. Pilosocereus bradii 127. Lemaireocereus Pruinosus 128. Lemaireocereus eberneus 129. Polaskia chichipe 130. Cereus peruvianus 131. Cereus peruvianus monstruosa 132. Cereus peruvianus monstruosa dark

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133. Cereus peruvianus monstruosa coarse blue/brown 134. Cereus peruvianus monstruosa yellow fine 317. Euphorbia meloformis 318. Notocactus fuscus 319. Notocactus purpureus 320. Notocactus ottonis var. 321. Notocactus schlosserii 322. Mammillaria tenya delval 323. Weingartia neocumingii 324. Weingartia neocumingii var. trollii 325. Echinopsis rhodotricha 326. Trichocereus validus 327. Echinopsis obrepanda 328. Mammillaria magnifica

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135. Euphorbia trigona rubra 136. Euphorbia canariensis 137. Euphorbia resinifera 138. Euphorbia millii 139. Euphorbia millii white 140. Euphorbia pentagona 141. Euphorbia enopla 142. Euphorbia ferox 143. Euphorbia agregata 144. Euphorbia fimbriata 145. Euphorbia fimbriata variegata 146. Euphorbia horrid a -striata 147. Euphorbia horrida 148. Euphorbia polycantha 149. Euphorbia submammillaris 150. Euphorbia suzanne x bupleurifolia 151. Euphorbia medusae cristata 152. Euphorbia obesa 153. Euphorbia pulvinata 154. Cephalocereus senilis 155. Hamatocactus setispinus 156. Hamatocactus hamatacanthus

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157. Cereus floridianus monstruosus 158. Cereus forbesii 159. Cereus blue 160. Cephalocereus palmerii 161. Cephalocereus chrysacanthus 162. Helianthocereus poco 163. Micranthocereus auri-azureus 164. Roseocereus tephracanthus 165. Neoraimondia sp. 166. Trichocereus macrogonus 167. Trichocereus huascha 168. Marshallocereus thurberii 169. Marginatocereus marginatus 170. Cleistocactus strausii 171. Cleistocactus sp. 172. Oreocereus doelzianus 173. Oreocereus celsianus 174. Pachycereus pringlei 175. Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum 176. Haageocereus sp. 177. Chamaecereus silvestrii 178. Leuchtenbergia principes

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179. Opuntia microdasys albata 180. Opuntia robusta 181. Opuntia rufida 182. Opuntia monacantha 183. Opuntia microdasys 184. Opuntia brasiliensis 185. Opuntia subulata 186. Opuntia subulata (columnar) 187. Opuntia cylindrica 188. Opuntia vestita 189. Opuntia monacantha var. variegata 190. Opuntia vestita cristata 191. Opuntia cilindrica cristata 192. Opuntia herfeldii 193. Opuntia rufida minor 194. Opuntia microdasys cristata 195. Opuntia cilindrica minor cristata 196. Tephrocactus moeleriana 197. Tephrocactus articulatus v. inermis 198. Tephrocactus articulatus papyracanthus 199. Opuntia microdasys albida 200. Melocactus azureus

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201. Aloe striata rubrolineatus 202. Aloe dichotoma 203. Aloe ferox 204. Aloe castanea 205. Aloe clavifolia 206. Aloe gariepense 207. Aloe variegata 208. Aloe microstigma 209. Aloe juvenna 210. Aloe broomii 211. Aloe melanacantha 212. Aloe striata 213. Agave parviflora 214. Agave parrasana 215. Agave tourneyana 216. Astrophytum ornatum 217. Astrophyturn ornatum var. mirbelii 218. Astrophytum myriostigma 219. Astrophytum myriostigma nudum 220. Brasilicactus graesnerii 221. Brasilicactus graesnerii var. 222. Brasilicactus haselbergii

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223. Scilla violacea 224. Haworthia attenuata 225. Haworthia fasciata 226. Crassula ovata 227. Crassula ovata greencoral 228. Haworthia reinwardtii zebrina 229. Haworthia sp. 230. Haworthia attenuata caespitosa 231. Haworthia minima 232. Haworthia batesiana 233. Haworthia setata 234. Adromischus cooperii 235. Pleiospilos nelii 236. Pleiospilos bolusii 237. Haworthia truncata 238. Haworthia cymbiformis 239. Fritia pulchra 240. Fritia pulchra minima 241. Faucaria tigrina 242. Lithops sp. 243. Coryphantha bumamma 244. Rebutia kupperiana

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245. Mammillaria backenbergiana 246. Mammillaria mystax 247. Pachypodium lamerii 248. Opuntia pailana 249. Pilocereus gounellei 250. Echinocereus 251. Chamae lobivia 252. Echinopsis eyriesii 253. Echinopsis hybrid 254. Echinofossulocactus 255. Parodia echinopsioides 256. Oreocereus trollii 257. Eriocactus warasii 258. Eriocactus leninghausii 259. Eriocactus magnificus 260. Notocactus ritulans 261. Notocactus ottonis var. 26. Notocactus ottonis var. 263. Ferocactus glaucescens 264. Ferocactus recurvus 265. Ferocactus electracanthus 266. Mammillaria matudae

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267. Mammillaria fraileana 268. Trichocereus chilensis 269. Trichocereus pachanoi 270. Neobuxbaumia polylopha 271. Aylostera muscula 272. Mammillaria rubida 273. Mammillaria scripsiana 274. Mammillaria compressa 275. Mammillaria ruestii 276. Mammillaria bogotensis 277. Copiapoa montana 278. Ferocactus wislizenii 279. Ferocactus stainesii 280. Ferocactus macrodiscus 281. Ferocactus flavispinus 282. Coryphantha asterias 283. Agave victoria reginae

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284. Echinocereus grandis 285. Kalanchoe tomentosa 286. Borzicactus samaipatanus 287. Browningia (azureocereus) hertlingianus 288. Echinopsis a urea v. leucomalla 289. Myrtillocactus schenckii 290. Echinocereus dubius 291. Echinocereus chloranthus 292. Neobuxbaumia euphorbioides 293. Agave filifera 294. Echinofossulocactus albatus 295. Gasteria sp. 296. Mammillaria gracilis monstruosa 297. Sempervivum sp. 298. Mammillaria sempervivi 299. Lobivia sp. 300. Echinopsis subdenudatum

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301. Myrtillocactus cluster 302. Lemaireocereus cluster 303. Cleistocactus cluster 304. Vatricania cluster 305. Cereus cluster 306. Pilocereus cluster 307. Eriocactus cluster yellow 308. Mammillaria cluster green/white 309. Mammillaria cluster white 310. Notocactus cluster 311. Heliacanthocereus cluster 312. Mammillaria cluster green/white 313. Echinopsis cluster 314. Cereus cluster 315. Mammillaria cluster green/yellow 316. Eriocactus cluster

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329. Notocactus erinacea 330. Trichocereus candicans 331. Matucana madisoniorum 332. Mammillaria sp. 333. Mammillaria nivosa 334. Mammillaria evermanniana 335. Mammillaria polythele 336. Mammillaria polythele (spineless) 337. Echinopsis kermesina 338. Parodia maasii 339. Parodia mairanana 340. Echinocactus platyacanthus 341. Crassula obliqua 342. Opuntia tuna monstruosa 343. Euphorbia aeruginosa 344. Huernia schneideriana 345. Aloe peglerae

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346. Mammillaria bombycina 347. Mammillaria rekoy 348. Neoporteria subgibbosa 349. Mammillaria 350. Mammillaria zephyranthoides 351. Mammillaria dolcis nombres 352. Mammillaria crass imam miles 353. Mammillaria miegeana 354. Wigginsia vorwerkiana 355. Fenestraria aurantiaca 356. Homalocephala texensis

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357. Espostoa mirabilis 358. Cephalocleistocactus schattaianus cristata 359. Stapelia hirsuta 360. Cleistocactus bavosus 361. Opuntia lanceolata cristata 362. Mammillaria plumosa 363. Mammillaria rettigiana 364. Mammillaria boolii 365. Mammillaria perbella 366. Aloinopsis malherbei 367. Echinocereus knippelianus

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368. Notocactus schumannianus 369. Mammillaria beicellii 370. Mammillaria wobernensis 371. Notocactus claviceps 372. Lobivia sp. 373. Matucana aureiflora 374. Parodia sp. 375. Ferocactus robustus 376. Copiapoa tennisma 377. Rebutia arenacea 378. Mammillaria surculosa

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379. Agave stricta 380. Trichodiadema densum 381. Cereus validus 382. Opuntia tuna 383. Opuntia robusta monstruosa 384. Mammillaria discolor 385. Rebutia albipilosa 386. Mediolobivia pygmaea 387. Titanopsis calcarea 388. Tiichocereus pasacana 389. Opuntia mamillata "boxingglove"

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390. Aeonium arboreum Schwarzkopf 391. Lemaereocereus stellatus 392. Matucana sp. 393. Heliobravo chende 394. Euphorbia inermis 395. Parodia subtilihamata 396. Mammillaria elegans 397. Carnegia gigantea 398. Gymnocalycium schickendanzii 399 ? 400. Lobivia sp.

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401. Mammillaria rekoy v. leptacantha (yellow spine) 402. Aloe marlothii 403. Cephalocleistocactus schattaianus 404. Aloe mitriformis 405. Aloe erinacea 406. Mediolobivia aureiffora 407. Acantocalicium violaciflorum 408. Mammillopsis senillis

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409. Dioscorea elephantipes 410. Aloe vera 411. Trixantocereus blosfeldiorum 412. Euphorbia trigona 413. Rebutia kieslingii 414. Hamatocactus sinnuatus 415. Haworthia sp. 416. Ferocactus gracillis

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417. Mammillaria microheliopsis 418. Mammillaria meyrani 419. Oreocereus fossulatus 420. Euphorbia schoenlandii 421. Stapelia "pepito" 422. Mammillaria zeilmanniana cristata 423. Mammillaria zeilmanniana albiflora 424. Euphorbia valida

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425. Euphorbia lactea variegata 426. Morawetzia doelsiana "sericata" 427. Cereus floridanus 428. Echinocereus ochoterranae 429. Ferocactus corniger 430. Lobivia bruchii 431. Gymnocalicium valnicekianum 432. Mammillaria schwarzii

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433. Euphorbia lactea cristata 434. Pachypodium saundersii 435. Sulcorebutia sp. 436. MamiMaria zeilmanniana var. Precox 437. Ferocactus stainesii pilosus 438. Euphorbia sp. 439. Sulcorebutia sp. 440. Mammillaria crinata

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441. Mammillaria rhodantha 442. Mammillaria rhodantha sulphurea 443. Notocactus herterii 444. Ferocactus peninsulae 445. Ferocactus emoryi 446. Notocactus scopa rubrispinus 447. Neoporteria gerocephala 448. Opthalmophyllum sp.

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449. Notocactus buenekeri 450. Ferocactus latispinus 451. Mammillaria (umbrina??) 452. Mammillaria sp. 453. Mammillaria euthele 454. Echinopsis leucantha 455. Mammillaria sp. 456. Lophophora williamsii
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
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Re: Ultimate COMMON Cacti identification guide (mostly dutch imported)

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Btw there are many more guides and im currently working on resizing the photos.
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
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Re: Ultimate COMMON Cacti identification guide (mostly dutch imported)

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Great idea!

You can copy and paste the list to excell, seperate the numbers and names. Than you are able to look for a single genus, like Aloe, Pachypodium and so on!

Thank You!
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Re: Ultimate COMMON Cacti identification guide (mostly dutch imported)

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Tofterigen wrote:Great idea!

You can copy and paste the list to excell, seperate the numbers and names. Than you are able to look for a single genus, like Aloe, Pachypodium and so on!

Thank You!
Im sure gonna do that when i get the time!
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Re: Ultimate COMMON Cacti identification guide (mostly dutch imported)

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In alphabetical order with a few spelling corrections (probably loads of errors left):

399 ????
407 Acantocalicium violaciflorum
234 Adromischus cooperii
390 Aeonium arboreum Schwarzkopf
293 Agave filifera
214 Agave parrasana
213 Agave parviflora
379 Agave stricta
215 Agave toumeyana
283 Agave victoria reginae
210 Aloe broomii
204 Aloe castanea
205 Aloe clavifolia
202 Aloe dichotoma
405 Aloe erinacea
203 Aloe ferox
206 Aloe gariepense
209 Aloe juvenna
402 Aloe marlothii
211 Aloe melanacantha
208 Aloe microstigma
404 Aloe mitriformis
345 Aloe peglerae
212 Aloe striata
201 Aloe striata rubrolineatus
207 Aloe variegata
410 Aloe vera
366 Aloinopsis malherbei
218 Astrophytum myriostigma
219 Astrophytum myriostigma nudum
216 Astrophytum ornatum
217 Astrophyturn ornatum var. mirbelii
73 Austrocephalocereus dolichospermaticus
90 Austrocephalocereus dybowskii
74 Austrocephalocereus estevesii
61 Aylostera albiflora
271 Aylostera muscula
286 Borzicactus samaipatanus
220 Brasilicactus graesnerii
221 Brasilicactus graesnerii var.
222 Brasilicactus haselbergii
287 Browningia (azureocereus) hertlingianus
63 Buininaia brevicilindrica
397 Carnegia gigantea
161 Cephalocereus chrysacanthus
160 Cephalocereus palmerii
154 Cephalocereus senilis
403 Cephalocleistocactus schattaianus
358 Cephalocleistocactus schattaianus cristaat
159 Cereus blue
305 Cereus cluster
314 Cereus cluster
427 Cereus floridanus
157 Cereus floridianus monstruosus
158 Cereus forbesii
130 Cereus peruvianus
131 Cereus peruvianus monstruosa
133 Cereus peruvianus monstruosa coarse blue/brown
132 Cereus peruvianus monstruosa dark
134 Cereus peruvianus monstruosa yellow fine
381 Cereus validus
251 Chamae lobivia
177 Chamaecereus silvestrii
171 Cleistocactus
360 Cleistocactus bavosus
303 Cleistocactus cluster
170 Cleistocactus strausii
66 Coleocephalocereus goebelianus
277 Copiapoa montana
376 Copiapoa tennisma
282 Coryphantha asterias
243 Coryphantha bumamma
341 Crassula obliqua
226 Crassula ovata
227 Crassula ovata greencoral
409 Dioscorea elephantipes
62 Dolichotele baumii
65 Echinocactus grusonii
340 Echinocactus platyacanthus
250 Echinocereus
71 Echinocereus berlandierii
291 Echinocereus chloranthus
290 Echinocereus dubius
284 Echinocereus grandis
367 Echinocereus knippelianus
69 Echinocereus lute us
67 Echinocereus morricallii
428 Echinocereus ochoterranae
70 Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus
72 Echinocereus reichenbachii
68 Echinocereus stramineus
254 Echinofossulocactus
294 Echinofossulocactus albatus
288 Echinopsis a urea v. leucomalla
313 Echinopsis cluster
252 Echinopsis eyriesii
253 Echinopsis hybrid
337 Echinopsis kermesina
454 Echinopsis leucantha
327 Echinopsis obrepanda
325 Echinopsis rhodotricha
300 Echinopsis subdenudatum
316 Eriocactus cluster
307 Eriocactus cluster yellow
258 Eriocactus leninghausii
259 Eriocactus magnificus
257 Eriocactus warasii
92 Espostoa lanata
93 Espostoa melanostele
357 Espostoa mirabilis
91 Espostoa nana
438 Euphorbia
343 Euphorbia aeruginosa
143 Euphorbia agregata
136 Euphorbia canariensis
141 Euphorbia enopla
142 Euphorbia ferox
144 Euphorbia fimbriata
145 Euphorbia fimbriata variegata
147 Euphorbia horrida
146 Euphorbia horrida -striata
394 Euphorbia inermis
433 Euphorbia lactea cristaat
425 Euphorbia lactea variegata
151 Euphorbia medusae cristata
317 Euphorbia meloformis
138 Euphorbia millii
139 Euphorbia millii white
152 Euphorbia obesa
140 Euphorbia pentagona
148 Euphorbia polycantha
153 Euphorbia pulvinata
137 Euphorbia resinifera
420 Euphorbia schoenlandii
149 Euphorbia submammillaris
150 Euphorbia suzanne x bupleurifolia
412 Euphorbia trigona
135 Euphorbia trigona rubra
424 Euphorbia valida
241 Faucaria tigrina
355 Fenestraria aurantiaca
429 Ferocactus corniger
265 Ferocactus electracanthus
445 Ferocactus emory
281 Ferocactus flavispinus
263 Ferocactus glaucescens
416 Ferocactus gracillis
450 Ferocactus latispinus
280 Ferocactus macrodiscus
444 Ferocactus peninsulae
264 Ferocactus recurvus
375 Ferocactus robustus
279 Ferocactus stainesii
437 Ferocactus stainesii pilosus
278 Ferocactus wislizenii
239 Fritia pulchra
240 Fritia pulchra minima
295 Gasteria spec.
78 Gymnocalycium baldianum
79 Gymnocalycium cardenasianum
75 Gymnocalycium horridispinum
76 Gymnocalycium horstii
81 Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
83 Gymnocalycium multiflorum
80 Gymnocalycium saglione
398 Gymnocalycium schickendanzii
431 Gymnocalycium valnicekianum
77 Gymnocalycium vatterii
82 Gymnocalycium zegarrae
176 Haageocereus
156 Hamatocactus hamatacanthus
155 Hamatocactus setispinus
414 Hamatocactus sinnuatus
229 Haworthia
224 Haworthia attenuata
230 Haworthia attenuata caespitosa
232 Haworthia batesiana
238 Haworthia cymbiformis
225 Haworthia fasciata
415 Haworthia limifolia?
231 Haworthia minima
228 Haworthia reinwardtii zebrina
233 Haworthia setata
237 Haworthia truncata
311 Heliacanthocereus cluster
162 Helianthocereus poco
393 Heliobravo chende
94 Hildewintera aureispina
95 Hildewintera aureispina cristata
356 Homalocephala texensis
344 Huernia schneideriana
285 Kalanchoe tomentosa
391 Lemaereocereus stellatus
127 Lemaireocereus chende
302 Lemaireocereus cluster
121 Lemaireocereus dumortierii
128 Lemaireocereus eberneus
178 Leuchtenbergia principes
242 Lithops
299 Lobivia
372 Lobivia
400 Lobivia
430 Lobivia bruchii
456 Lophophora williamsii
56 Mammillaria
58 Mammillaria
332 Mammillaria
349 Mammillaria
452 Mammillaria
455 Mammillaria
33 Mammillaria anniana
245 Mammillaria backenbergiana
369 Mammillaria beicellii
6 Mammillaria bocasana
5 Mammillaria bocasana roseiflora
29 Mammillaria bocasana splendens
276 Mammillaria bogotensis
346 Mammillaria bombycina
364 Mammillaria boolii
21 Mammillaria camptotricha
45 Mammillaria Candida
12 Mammillaria carminea
26 Mammillaria celsiana
48 Mammillaria centricirrha
308 Mammillaria cluster green/white
312 Mammillaria cluster green/white
315 Mammillaria cluster green/yellow
309 Mammillaria cluster white
274 Mammillaria compressa
352 Mammillaria crass imam miles
440 Mammillaria crinata
37 Mammillaria dasyacantha
27 Mammillaria decipiens
23 Mammillaria densispina
384 Mammillaria discolor
351 Mammillaria dolcis nombres
49 Mammillaria duwei
396 Mammillaria elegans
40 Mammillaria elongata
16 Mammillaria elongata cristata
39 Mammillaria elongata echinaria
43 Mammillaria elongata intertexta
41 Mammillaria elongata rufocrosea
42 Mammillaria elongata subcrosea
30 Mammillaria eriacantha
9 Mammillaria ernestii
453 Mammillaria euthele
334 Mammillaria evermanniana
267 Mammillaria fraileana
24 Mammillaria gaumerii
2 Mammillaria geminispina
32 Mammillaria gilensis
28 Mammillaria ginsa-maru
47 Mammillaria glassii
35 Mammillaria gracilis
36 Mammillaria gracilis (type Spain)
296 Mammillaria gracilis monstruosa
3 Mammillaria hahniana
20 Mammillaria heereana
18 Mammillaria heyderii
25 Mammillaria ingens
60 Mammillaria lanata
328 Mammillaria magnifica
59 Mammillaria marksiana
266 Mammillaria matudae
10 Mammillaria mazatlanensis
22 Mammillaria melanocentra
418 Mammillaria meyrani
11 Mammillaria microhelia
417 Mammillaria microheliopsis
353 Mammillaria miegeana
19 Mammillaria moeleriana
44 Mammillaria multiceps
38 Mammillaria multiceps v. humilis
246 Mammillaria mystax
4 Mammillaria nejapensis
333 Mammillaria nivosa
1 Mammillaria parkinsonii
365 Mammillaria perbella
7 Mammillaria pitcayensis
362 Mammillaria plumosa
335 Mammillaria polythele
336 Mammillaria polythele (spine less)
8 Mammillaria pringlei
347 Mammillaria rekoy
50 Mammillaria rekoy v. leptacantha
401 Mammillaria rekoy v. leptacantha (yellow spine)
363 Mammillaria rettigiana
441 Mammillaria rhodantha
442 Mammillaria rhodantha sulphurea
272 Mammillaria rubida
275 Mammillaria ruestii
55 Mammillaria scheidweileriana
13 Mammillaria schiedeana
432 Mammillaria schwarzii
273 Mammillaria scripsiana
298 Mammillaria sempervivi
17 Mammillaria simplex
53 Mammillaria spinosissima
51 Mammillaria spinosissima auricotna
14 Mammillaria spinosissima cristata
52 Mammillaria spinosissima 'Un Pico'
378 Mammillaria surculosa
322 Mammillaria tenya delval
31 Mammillaria trichacantha
451 Mammillaria umbrina?
34 Mammillaria uncinata
57 Mammillaria wildii
15 Mammillaria wildii cristata
370 Mammillaria wobernensis
46 Mammillaria woodsii
54 Mammillaria zeilmanniana
423 Mammillaria zeilmanniana albiflora
422 Mammillaria zeilmanniana cristaat
436 Mammillaria zeilmanniana var. Precox
350 Mammillaria zephyranthoides
408 Mammillopsis senillis
169 Marginatocereus marginatus
168 Marshallocereus thurberii
392 Matucana
373 Matucana aureiflora
331 Matucana madisoniorum
406 Mediolobivia aureiffora
386 Mediolobivia pygmaea
200 Melocactus azureus
163 Micranthocereus auri-azureus
426 Morawetzia doelsiana "sericata"
301 Myrtillocactus cluster
120 Myrtillocactus geometrizans
289 Myrtillocactus schenckii
270 Neobuxbaumia polylopha
119 Neocardinasia herzogiana
64 Neochilenia paucicostata
447 Neoporteria gerocephala
348 Neoporteria subgibbosa
165 Neoraimondia
98 Notocactus apricus
449 Notocactus buenekeri
99 Notocactus buiningii
371 Notocactus claviceps
310 Notocactus cluster
100 Notocactus concinnus
104 Notocactus crassigibbus
329 Notocactus erinacea
318 Notocactus fuscus
443 Notocactus herterii
105 Notocactus megapotamicus
261 Notocactus ottonis var.
262 Notocactus ottonis var.
320 Notocactus ottonis var.
319 Notocactus purpureus
260 Notocactus ritulans
321 Notocactus schlosserii
368 Notocactus schumannianus
101 Notocactus scopa
446 Notocactus scopa rubrispinus
102 Notocactus scopa white
96 Notocactus submammulosus
97 Notocactus vanvlietii
103 Notocactus werdermannianus
448 Opthalmophyllum spec.
184 Opuntia brasiliensis
191 Opuntia cilindrica cristata
195 Opuntia cilindrica minor cristata
187 Opuntia cylindrica
192 Opuntia herfeldii
361 Opuntia lanceolata cristata
389 Opuntia mamillata "boxingglove"
183 Opuntia microdasys
179 Opuntia microdasys albata
199 Opuntia microdasys albida
194 Opuntia microdasys cristata
182 Opuntia monacantha
189 Opuntia monacantha var. variegata
248 Opuntia pailana
180 Opuntia robusta
383 Opuntia robusta monstruosa
181 Opuntia rufida
193 Opuntia rufida minor
185 Opuntia subulata
186 Opuntia subulata (columnar)
382 Opuntia tuna
342 Opuntia tuna monstruosa
188 Opuntia vestita
190 Opuntia vestita cristata
173 Oreocereus celsianus
172 Oreocereus doelzianus
419 Oreocereus fossulatus
256 Oreocereus trollii
175 Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum
174 Pachycereus pringlei
247 Pachypodium lamerii
434 Pachypodium saundersii
374 Parodia
110 Parodia aureihamata
108 Parodia ayopayana
255 Parodia echinopsioides
338 Parodia maasii
339 Parodia mairanana
109 Parodia penicillata
107 Parodia sanguiniflora
395 Parodia subtilihamata
306 Pilocereus cluster
249 Pilocereus gounellei
125 Pilosocereus azureus
126 Pilosocereus bradii
123 Pilosocereus chrysostele
122 Pilosocereus glaucescens
124 Pilosocereus pachycladus
236 Pleiospilos bolusii
235 Pleiospilos nelii
129 Polaskia chichipe
385 Rebutia albipilosa
377 Rebutia arenacea
88 Rebutia deminuta
413 Rebutia kieslingii
87 Rebutia krainzeana
244 Rebutia kupperiana
85 Rebutia marsonerii
84 Rebutia minuscula
86 Rebutia violaciflora
292 Rooksbya euphorbioides
164 Roseocereus tephracanthus
223 Scilla violacea
297 Sempervivum
421 Stapelia "pepito"
359 Stapelia hirsuta
118 Stephanocereus leucostele
111 Stetsonia coryne
435 Sulcorebutia
439 Sulcorebutia
198 Tephrocactus articulatus papyracanthus
197 Tephrocactus articulatus v. inermis
196 Tephrocactus moeleriana
106 Thelocactus bicolor tricolor
112 Thrichocereus camarquensis
388 Tiichocereus pasacana
387 Titanopsis calcarea
330 Trichocereus candicans
268 Trichocereus chilensis
167 Trichocereus huascha
166 Trichocereus macrogonus
113 Trichocereus narvaecensis
269 Trichocereus pachanoi
114 Trichocereus spachyanus
326 Trichocereus validus
380 Trichodiadema densum
89 Trixanthocereus cullmannianus
411 Trixantocereus blosfeldiorum
304 Vatricania cluster
115 Vatricania guentherii
116 Weberbauerocereus johnstonii
117 Weberbauerocereus winterianus
323 Weingartia neocumingii
324 Weingartia neocumingii var. trollii
354 Wigginsia vorwerkiana
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Grimm wrote:In alphabetical order with a few spelling corrections (probably loads of errors left):
That's perfect! Thanks grimm!
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"Thanks" 'elieestephane and 'Grimm', you hard work is much appreciated.
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Woooow this is amazing!
THANK YOU!!
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Thank you!
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I too do like the cacti and succulent identification guide. I did download the alphabetical listing and saved all the digital color image plates of the corresponding plants. It is neat, to just roll the wheel on the mouse and have the good quality images enlarged, in order to see detailed characteristics of the plants. Eliestephane and Grimm, thank you for posting this information.

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This is great! Thanks for taking the time to put it together. I think ive managed to identify one of my 3 grown cacti using it (the rest are just seedlings). 😁
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Wow, what a fantastic resource you've produced for those collectors, like me, who occasionally buy unnamed specimens from various non-specialist sources, and wish to identify what they've bought! I've managed to at least narrow down the identity of many of my unnamed ones using your photos.

Many times I've trawled through the illustrations in Daiv's website, The New Cactus Lexicon and those in Backeberg's Cactus Lexicon, often finding nothing resembling what I've purchased (not a criticism, as I know positively identifying cacti is a highly complex process, not least given the fact that what we buy is typically relatively young and that forms can change with age, to say nothing of the natural variation that occurs within species, and that even only seed characteristics can define a species!).

That old names are often given is not a problem now, as it is easy to cross reference via cactiguide.com or even a simple online search.

So a BIG Thankyou for the time and effort you've gone to!
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Thanks for posting this. After many years of collecting, there are still so many common cacti I don't know!
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What a fantastic post! I can narrow my small collection's IDs down before posting for more details. Thank you.
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I have done a word document with the names underneath the relevant picture to allow easier linking between the two. However, there are a few partial names in the list and a missing ID too, so if anyone can let me know from the list at the top of the page in the first post I'll add to the word document. Then if anyone lets me know how to upload it I'll put it on here.
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