A cactus (pl.: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) [3] is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (/ k æ k ˈ t eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /), [a] a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species. [4]

2025年2月24日 · Cactus, flowering plant family comprising 139 genera and nearly 2,000 species, all of which are native to the New World with one possible exception. Most cacti feature thick photosynthetic stems and leaves that are modified as spines. Learn more about the members and physical characteristics of the family.

The cactus family (Cactaceae) consists of about 131 genera and 1,866 species of flowering plants, almost all of which are found in the New World. Most cacti are adapted to arid environments, though a number of species are native to rainforests and other tropical or subtropical areas.

2022年8月4日 · The cactus family – Cactaceae – includes about 2000 species of plants distributed in places of desert or very dry climate, mainly in Central America and South America, although they have been introduced and adapted to other places of dry and warm climate, as Australia, the Mediterranean and East Africa.

2025年3月2日 · Cacti, cactus, cactuses, and less commonly, cactus) are members of the plant family Cactaceae. Originally named káktos by Theophrastus for a spiny plant of unknown identity, cactus comes from the Greek word káktos.

2014年8月7日 · The Cactaceae is a family belonging to the order Caryophyllales. Cacti typically are found in dry and arid desert or semi-desert regions with high average daytime temperatures and cold nights,...

2023年10月19日 · Cactaceae - Cactus Family Linnaeus (1737) Greek: kaktos = a prickly plant (Spanish artichoke) from Sicily. The large family Cactaceae is one of the most distinctive familes of dicotyledenous flowering succulent plants, with …

A cactus is a member of the plant family Cactaceae. The word "cactus" derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek "kaktos," a name originally used by Theophrastus for a spiny plant whose identity is not certain. Cacti occur in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Most cacti live in habitats subject to at least some drought.

Identify plants and flowers of the Cactus family (Cactaceae) with these wildflower identification tools and a photo gallery with plants grouped according to families. Thomas J. Elpel's Web World Portal

Cactaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales. The family is divided into four subfamilies: Cactoideae, Pereskioideae, Opuntioideae, and Maihuenioideae. The majority of cactus species belong to the subfamily Cactoideae, which includes about 90% of all known cacti.