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1. agavaceae-nolinaceae (Phocagallery / agavaceae-nolinaceae) Habitat: tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, particularly Mexico, the West Indies, Central America, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia; the Mediterranean. Description: a family ... 2. aizoaceae (Phocagallery / aizoaceae) Habitat: mainly South Africa although they also occur in Madagascar, Horn of Africa, Arabian peninsula, Island of Elba, Australia and New Zealand. Description: the Aizoaceae (Rudolphi) family of ... 3. ariocarpus (Phocagallery / ariocarpus) Habitat: Texas, New Mexico, Northern Mexico. Description: they have a short stem with hard, large tubercles and a fleshy taproot. The white, pink or purple flowers arise from the centre. They are adapted ... 4. asclepiadaceae (Phocagallery / asclepiadaceae) ... and forests of South Africa, Somalia, Ethiopia, the Mediterranean, Arabian Peninsula, China, Oceania. Description: the family includes thousands of species grouped under some 240 genera (a quarter of ... 5. aztekium (Phocagallery / aztekium) Habitat: Northern and central Mexico. Description: a genus of dwarf globular cacti with 8 to 11 ribs, a tap root and green colour. They seldom produce offsets if not grafted. They are highly adapted ... 6. bromeliaceae (Phocagallery / bromeliaceae) Habitat: subtropical and tropical America. Description: a family of monocotyledonous, mostly herbaceous plants; some genera are epiphytic. They have a short stem and leaves arranged in a rosette. The ... 7. cintia (Phocagallery / cintia) ... of Cintia: Cintia napina; Cintia subterrannea; Cintia knizei. ... 8. coryphantha (Phocagallery / coryphantha) Habitat: United States, Mexico. Description: globular or columnar cacti, usually densely spined with a tuberous taproot system. The tubercles, each bearing an areole, are arranged in spirals and vertically ... 9. crassulaceae (Phocagallery / crassulaceae) ... the Sedoideae; the latter should be then divided into two tribes, Kalanchoeae and Sedeae divided in turn into subtribes. Habitat: South Africa, Madagascar, the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands, Europe, ... 10. dioscoreaceae (Phocagallery / dioscoreaceae) Habitat: Central America, South Africa. Description: monocotyledonous plants similar to Liliaceae; They have a globular or elongated rhizome from which thin, climbing stems arise, bearing alternate leaves. ... 11. echinomastus (Phocagallery / echinomastus) Habitat: Mexico, United States. Description: a genus of globular or cylindrical cacti with felty areoles bearing numerous spines. The funnel-shaped flowers may be from purple to red or pink but they’re ... 12. frailea (Phocagallery / frailea) Habitat: South America: southern Brazil, northern Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina; regions characterized by heavy, erratic downpours. Description: a group of small, spherical cacti, not exceeding 3-4 cm ... 13. geraniaceae (Phocagallery / geraniaceae) Habitat: nearly all the species are from South Africa. Description: a family of dicotyledonous, herbaceous plants. The leaves are normally opposite, palmate-veined, sometimes covered in soft hairs. ... 14. gesneriaceae (Phocagallery / gesneriaceae) ... temperature of 10°C (50°F). Water: these plants do no tolerate drought and need to be kept constantly moist. Cultivation tips: they are commonly grown in terrariums; easy to propagate from ... 15. gymnocactus (Phocagallery / gymnocactus) ... minimum temperature of 5°C. Water: moderate. Cultivation tips: propagate from seed, cuttings or offsets. Main species of Gymnocactus: Gymnocactus subterraneus (syn. Thelocactus, Neolloydia, Turbinicarpus), ... 16. gymnocalycium (Phocagallery / gymnocalycium) Habitat: South America: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Brazil, Bolivia, found from sea level to 1000 m (3300 ft) of altitude. Description: a genus of small, globular or short cylindrical cacti ... 17. islaya (Phocagallery / islaya) Habitat: foggy coastal deserts of Peru and Chile where it hardly ever rains and rocky areas up to 1000 metres (3300 ft). Description: a group of cacti with a green, solitary, spherical or cylindrical ... 18. pediocactus (Phocagallery / pediocactus) Habitat: California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado. Description: a genus of small plants living at high elevations with a globular or subglobular shape. The tubercles are pronounced and ... 19. pelecyphora (Phocagallery / pelecyphora) Habitat: Mexico. Description: a globular genus, growing in deserts, which has woolly areoles on the tubercles, pectinate spines that do not harm if touched and a large, fleshy root. In the spring, pink ... 20. sclerocactus (Phocagallery / sclerocactus) Habitat: California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado. Description: a genus of globular or cylindrical, usually small and solitary cacti. The stem is marked by 12 - 20 ribs and bears bell-shaped, ...
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