Here you can identify cacti, like leaf cacti, columnar cacti, tropical cacti or ball cacti.
![Acanthocalycium glaucum](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Acanthocalycium-glaucum-480x480.webp)
Origin: South America (Argentina)
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Astrophytum.jpg)
Bishop's Cap
Origin: Astrophytum myriostigma is native to Mexico.
![Astrophytum myriostigma Nudum](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Astrophytum-myriostigma-Nudum-480x480.jpg)
Bishop's Cap
Origin: Astrophytum myriostigma is native to Mexico.
![Astrophytum ornatum var. glabrescens](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Astrophytum-ornatum-var.-glabrescens-480x480.jpg)
Bishop's Cap
Origin: Mexico
![Astrophytum ornatum var. mirbelii](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Astrophytum-ornatum-var.-mirbelii-480x480.jpg)
Bishop's Cap
Origin: Mexico
![Austrocylindropuntia subulata Cristata](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Austrocylindropuntia-subulata-Cristata-480x480.jpg)
Eve's Needle
Origin: The wild type is native to Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
![Austrocylindropuntia vestita Cristata](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Austrocylindropuntia-vestita-Cristata-4-480x480.jpg)
Long Spine Cactus
Origin: The wild type is native to Argentina and Bolivia.
![Cephalocereus senilis](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cephalocereus.jpg)
Old Man Cactus
Origin: Mexico
![Cereus jamacaru Spiralis](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Cereus-jamacaru-Spiralis-480x480.jpg)
Spiral Cereus
Origin: The wild type is native to Brazil.
![Cereus repandus Florida](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cereus.jpg)
Giant Club Cactus
Origin: None, cultivar. The parent form is native to Grenada, Netherlands Antilles, Venezuela.
![Cereus repandus var. monstrosus](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cereus-repandus.jpg)
Giant Club Cactus
Origin: None, cultivar. The parent form is native to Grenada, Netherlands Antilles, Venezuela.
![Cleistocactus strausii](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Cleistocactus-strausii-7-480x480.jpg)
Silver Torch, Wooly Torch
Origin: South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay)
![Cleistocactus winteri Cristata](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Cleistocactus-winteri-Cristata-480x480.jpg)
Golden Rat Tail, Rat Tail Cactus
Origin: The wild type is native to Bolivia.
![Corynopuntia grahamii](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Corynopuntia-grahamii-6-480x480.jpg)
Club Cholla
Origin: USA (New Mexico, Texas), Mexico
![Coryphantha pycnacantha](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Coryphantha-pycnacantha-480x480.jpg)
Cory Cactus
Origin: Mexico
![Cylindropuntia imbricata](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Cylindropuntia-imbricata-1-480x480.jpg)
Candelabrum Cactus, Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla
Origin: USA to Mexico
![Echinocactus grusonii](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Echinocactus-grusonii-480x480.jpg)
Golden Barrel Cactus, Golden Ball
Origin: Mexico.
![Echinocactus grusonii kurzdornig](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Echinocactus-kurzdornig.jpg)
Golden Barrel Cactus, Golden Ball
Origin: Only cultivated, Echinocactus grusonii is native to Mexico.
![Echinocereus coccineus](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Echinocereus-coccineus-480x480.jpg)
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
Origin: USA to Mexico
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Echinocereus.jpg)
Hedgehog Cactus
Origin: USA (Oklahoma, Texas)
![Echinocereus viereckii var morricalii](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Echinocereus-viereckii-var-morricalii-1-480x480.jpg)
Hedgehog Cactus
Origin: Mexico
![Echinopsis ancistrophora cardenasiana](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Echinopsis-cardenasiana.jpg)
Hedgehog Cactus, Sea-Urchin Cactus
Origin: Argentinia, Bolivia
![Echinopsis atacamensis](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Echinopsis-atacamensis-480x480.jpg)
Pasacana Tree Cactus
Origin: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile
![Echinopsis candicans](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Echinopsis.jpg)
Argentine Giant
Origin: Argentina
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Echinopsis.jpg)
Peanut Cactus
Origin: Argentinia
![Echinopsis chamaecereus Lutea](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Echinopsis-chamaecereus-Lutea-480x480.jpg)
Yellow Peanut Cactus
Origin: The wild type is native to Argentinia.
![Echinopsis subdenudata](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Echinopsis-subdenudata-1-480x480.jpg)
Easter Lily Cactus
Origin: Bolivia
![Epiphyllum Tantico](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Epiphyllum.jpg)
Leaf Cactus
Origin: None, only cultivated. Epiphyllum species are native to Central America.
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Escobaria-sneedii-480.jpg)
Sneed's Pincushion Cactus, Carpet Foxtail Cactus
Origin: New Mexico & Texas (USA)
![Espostoa lanata](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Espostoa-lanata-480x480.jpg)
Peruvian Old Man Cactus, Cotton Ball Cactus
Origin: Ecuador, Peru
![Ferocactus gracilis](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ferocactus-gracilis-1-480x480.jpg)
Fire Barrel Cactus
Origin: Mexico
![Ferocactus latispinus](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Ferocactus.jpg)
Devil's-Tongue Cactus
Origin: Mexico
![Ferocactus latispinus ssp spiralis](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Ferocactus-latispinus-ssp-spiralis-480x480.jpg)
Devil's-Tongue Cactus
Origin: Mexico
![Ferocactus horridus](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Ferocactus-horridus-11-480x480.jpg)
Barrel Cactus
Origin: Mexico
![Frailea buenekeri](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Frailea-buenekeri-480x480.jpg)
Origin: Brazil
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Gymnocalycium.jpg)
Chin Cactus
Origin: Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Gymnocalycium-baldianum-480.jpg)
Chin Cactus
Origin: Argentina
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Gymnocalycium.jpg)
Chin Cactus
![Gymnocalycium mihanovichii](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Gymnocalycium.jpg)
Chin Cactus, Moon Cactus
Origin: Argentina, Paraguay
![Hatiora salicornioides](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Hatiora-salicornioides-1-480x480.jpg)
Easter Cactus
Origin: Brasil
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Hatiora-graeseri-480-480x480.jpg)
Easter Cactus
Origin: Only cultivated. The Members of the genus Hatiora are native to Brasil.
![Hylocereus undatus](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Hylocereus.jpg)
Pitahaya
Origin: Mexico and cultivated in other tropical or subtropical regions.
![Mammillaria decipiens](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Mammillaria-decipiens-480x480.jpg)
Bird's Nest Pincushion
Origin: Mexico
![Mammillaria elongata Cristata](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Mammillaria-elongata-Cristata-480x480.jpg)
Gold Lace Cactus, Ladyfinger Cactus
Origin: The wild type is native to Mexico.
Height: 10 to 15 centimeters
![Mammillaria hahniana](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mammillaria-hahniana-480x480.webp)
Old Lady Cactus, Old Lady Pincushion
Origin: Mexico (Guanajuato, Querétaro, Tamaulipas)
Height: Up to 25 centimeters in height, up to 50 centimeters in diameter
![Mammillaria spinosissima Un Pico](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Mammillaria-spinosissima-Un-Pico-480x480.webp)
Spiny Pincushion Cactus
Origin: The wild type is native to the Mexican provinces of Guerrero and Morelos.
Height: Up to 30 centimeters in height and up to 10 centimeters in diameter.
![Mammillaria vetula ssp gracilis](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Mammillaria-vetula-ssp-gracilis-480x480.jpg)
Globe Cactus
Origin: Mexico
![Matucana madisoniorum 6](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Matucana-madisoniorum-6-480x480.jpg)
Origin: Peru
![Myrtillocactus geometrizans](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Myrtillocactus-geometrizans-480x480.jpg)
Bilberry Cactus, Whortleberry Cactus, Blue Candle, Blue Flame
Origin: Mexico
![Opuntia elatior](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Opuntia-elatior-480x480.jpg)
Prickly Pear
![Opuntia ficus indica](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Opuntia-ficus-indica-480x480.jpg)
Prickly Pear, Indian Fig Opuntia, Barbary Fig
Origin: Probably Mexico
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Opuntia.jpg)
Eastern Prickly Pear, Indian Fig
Origin: Canada to Mexico
![Opuntia microdasys](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Opuntia-microdasys-3-480x480.jpg)
Bunny Ears, Bunny Cactus, Angel's-Wings
Origin: USA (Texas) to Mexico
![Opuntia microdasys Albata 1](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Opuntia-microdasys-Albata-1-480x480.jpg)
Bunny Ears, Bunny Cactus, Angel's-Wings
Origin: The wild type is native from USA (Texas) to Mexico.
![Opuntia microdasys Rufida 1](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Opuntia-microdasys-Rufida-1-480x480.jpg)
Bunny Ears, Bunny Cactus, Angel's-Wings
Origin: the wild type is native from USA (Texas) to Mexico
![Oreocereus trollii](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Oreocereus-trollii-480x480.jpg)
Old Man of the Andes Cactus
Origin: Argentinia, Bolivia
![Pachycereus marginatus](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Pachycereus-marginatus-480x480.jpg)
Mexican Fencepost Cactus
Origin: Mexico
![Pachycereus pringlei](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Pachycereus-pringlei-480x480.jpg)
Mexican Giant Cardon
Origin: Mexico
![Parodia mammulosa ssp submammulosa](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Parodia-mammulosa-ssp-submammulosa-480x480.jpg)
Tom Thumb Cactus
Origin: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
![Polaskia chichipe](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Polaskia-chichipe-1-480x480.jpg)
Chichibe, Chichipe, Chichitun
Origin: Mexico
![Rebutia Sunrise](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rebutia-Sunrise-480x480.webp)
Crown Cactus
Origin: Rebutia heliosa and Rebutia pulvinosa ssp. albiflora are native to Bolivia.
Height: 4 to 8 centimeters
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Rebutia.jpg)
Origin: Bolivia
![Rebutia marsoneri](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Rebutia-marsoneri-480x480.webp)
Crown Cactus
Origin: South America (Argentina, Jujuy province)
Height: Up to 5 centimeters in height and up to 6 centimeters in diameter
![Rhipsalis cereuscula](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Rhipsalis.jpg)
Mistletoe Cactus
Origin: Brasil
![Rhipsalis clavata](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Rhipsalis-clavata-480x480.jpg)
Mistletoe Cactus
Origin: South America (Brasil)
Height: The hanging shoots can reach lengths of over one meter.
![Rhipsalis crispata](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Rhipsalis-crispata-480x480.jpg)
Mistletoe Cactus
Origin: Brasil
![Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Rhipsalis.jpg)
Mistletoe Cactus
Origin: Brasil
![Rhipsalis pilocarpa](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Rhipsalis.jpg)
Mistletoe Cactus
Origin: Brasil
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Schlumbergera-truncata-480-480x480.jpg)
Christmas Cactus
Origin: The wild type is native to Brasil.
![Stenocactus crispatus](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Stenocactus-crispatus-480x480.jpg)
Cactus
Origin: Mexico
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Sulcorebutia-r.jpg)
Origin: Bolivia
![Tephrocactus articulatus](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Tephrocactus-articulatus-480x480.webp)
Spruce Cone Cactus, Paper Spine Cholla Cactus
Origin: South America (Argentina)
Height: 50 to 120 centimeters
![Thelocactus bicolor](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Thelocactus-bicolor-480x480.jpg)
Straw Thelocactus, Glory of Texas
Origin: USA (Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
![Thelocactus rinconensis](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Thelocactus-rinconensis-480x480.jpg)
Bird's-Nest Cactus
Origin: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León)
![Thelocactus setispinus](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Thelocactus-setispinus-480x480.jpg)
Miniature Barrel Cactus, Hedgehog Cactus
Origin: USA (Texas), Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)