RARE & ENDANGERED CACTI SPECIAL PROJECTS
Coryphantha scheeri
var. robustispina ENDANGERED
(Coryphantha robustispina)
Pima Pineapple Cactus 
Xerophytic FERNS 
Photo Guides to Desert Ferns of
Arizona and Texas.
UPDATED 12/22/08
Echinocactus horizonthalonius
var. nicholii ENDANGERED
Arizona Turk's Head 
Flora of the
Empire Mountains
& Davidson Canyon
Echinomastus erectocentrus
var. erectocentrus Needlespine
var. acunensis  Acuna Cactus
AGAVE Notes
Unusual Agave palmeri.
A. parryi x schottii hybrid.
Coryphantha recurvata
Golden Beehive 

Stonecrops & Rock Mat 
Graptopetalum bartramii, G. rusbyi
Petrophytum caespitosum
UPDATED 01/02/13

Peniocereus greggii
Night-Blooming Cereus 
Cryptobiotic Crust 
Sonoran Desert soil crust.
Lophocereus schottii  Senita
Stenocereus thurberi Organ Pipe
   
COMMON  CACTI
Opuntia & Cylindropuntia
Prickly Pears and Chollas
Joshua Tree National Park
Yuccas, Cacti, Wildflowers,
Stonecrop, Palm Oases
Echinocereus
Hedgehogs and Rainbow Cactus
Mammillaria & Coryphantha
Pincushions

Ferocactus  Barrel Cacti
3-D Anaglyph Photos:
Cacti & others

Sclerocactus whipplei
Fish-hook Cactus

This site encourages the appreciation and preservation of Arizona native plants in their Sonoran Desert home.
All southwestern desert plants are threatened by loss of habitat to urban development
and destruction due to collection and off-road vehicle use.
Cattle ranching threatens ecosystems throughout the West, causing widespread
destruction of vegetation, streams, and soil.
The result is a patchwork of impoverished plant communities in a permanently altered landscape.
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UPDATED 01/02/13

 

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