Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Leuchtenbergia principis |
agave cactus |
Bryophyllum pinnatum |
air plant; miracle leaf |
Yucca aloifolia |
Aloe Yucca |
Opuntia microdasys var. albata |
angora bunny ears |
Cissus rotundifolia |
Arabian wax cissus |
Peniocereus greggi |
Arizona Queen of the Night |
Fenestraria rhopalophylla |
baby toes |
Sedum burrito |
baby burro tail |
Ferocactus, Echinocactus |
barrel cactus |
Sansevieria hallii |
baseball bat |
Nolina |
bear grass |
Cotyledon tomentosa |
bear's paw |
Opuntia basilaris |
beaver tail |
Acanthocereus pentagonus |
big-needle vine |
Mammillaria camptotricha |
bird's nest cactus |
Sansevieria trifasciata 'Hahnii' |
bird's nest snake plant |
Astrophytum myriostigma |
bishop's cap |
Puna clavarioides |
black fingers |
Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop' |
black rose |
Aloe brevifolia |
blue Aloe |
Ferocactus glaucescens |
blue barrel cactus |
Pilosocereus pachycladus (P.azureus) |
blue candle |
Fouquiera (Idria) columnaris |
boojum tree |
Tylecodon paniculatum |
botterboom |
Beaucarnea recurvata |
bottle palm |
Sansevieria hyacinthoides |
bowstring hemp |
Opuntia fulgida var. mamillata 'Monstrosa' |
boxing glove |
Echinofossulocactus |
brain cactus |
Mammillaria elongata 'Cristata' |
brain cactus |
Opuntia microdasys |
bunny ears |
Aloe succotrina |
burn plant |
Sedum morganianum |
burro tail |
Adromischus trigynus |
calico hearts |
Senecio articulatus |
candle plant |
Opuntia spinosior |
Cane cholla |
Sempervivum |
Cat and kittens |
Stenocereus (Machaerocereus) eruca |
catapiller cactus |
Pachycereus pringlei |
Cardon |
Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri 'Makoyana' |
cat's whiskers |
Agave |
century plant |
Senecio serpens |
blue chalk sticks |
Dudleya brittonii |
chalk rose |
Echeveria pulvinata |
chenille plant |
Gymnocalycium |
chin-cactus; spider cactus |
Schlumbergera bridgesii |
Christmas cactus |
Sedum rubrotinctum |
Christmas cheer |
Opuntia microdasys var. rufida |
cinnamon cactus |
Fouquiera (Idria) columnaris |
cirio |
Echinocereus triglochidiatus |
claret cup cactus |
Aloe ciliaris |
climbing Aloe |
Bowiea volubilis |
climbing onion |
Echinopsis (Lobivia) |
cob cacti |
Senecio haworthii |
cocoon plant |
Sempervivum arachnoideum |
cobweb houseleek |
Sedum spathulifolium ssp. pruinosum |
Cape Blanco Sedum |
Aloe striata |
coral aloe |
Euphorbia mammillaris |
corncob cactus |
Ferocactus covillei |
Coville's barrel |
Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri 'linguiformis' |
cow's tongue |
Euphorbia grandicornis |
cowhorn |
Schlumbergera truncata |
crab cactus |
Stenocereus (Machaerocereus) eruca |
creeping devil cactus |
Rebutia |
crown cactus |
Euphorbia millii var. splendens |
crown of thorns |
Cereus jacamaru 'monstrosus' |
curiosity plant |
Puna clavarioides |
dead man's fingers |
Adenium obesum |
desert rose |
Dasylirion wheeleri |
desert spoon cactus |
Pedilanthus tithymaloides var. smallii |
devil's backbone |
Selenicereus (Deamia) testudo |
dog-tail cactus |
Opuntia erectoclada |
dominoes |
Sedum morganianum |
donkey tail |
Mestoklema tuberosa |
donkie vygie |
Dracaena cinnabarina |
dragon's blood tree |
Dracaena draco |
dragon tree |
Sedum spurium |
dragon's blood sedum |
Hatiora salicornioides |
drunkard's dream |
Lophophora williamsii |
dumpling cactus |
Epiphyllum oxypetalum |
Dutchman's pipe |
Echinocactus horizonthalonius |
eagle claws |
Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri |
Easter cactus |
Echinopsis multiplex |
Easter-lily cactus |
Portulacara afra |
elephant bush |
Dioscorea (Testudinaria) elephantipes |
elephant foot |
Coryphantha elephantidens |
elephant tooth cactus |
Pachycormis discolor |
elephant tree |
Euphorbia lactea 'Cristata' |
elkhorn ; brain plant |
Rhombophyllum dolabriforme |
elkhorn plant |
Opuntia cylindrica |
emerald idol |
Haworthia attenuata fa. caespitosa |
fairy washboard |
Hesperaloe parviflora |
false Aloe |
Talinum |
fame flower |
Aloe plicatilis |
fan Aloe |
Mammillaria plumosa |
feather cactus |
Mammillaria (Dolichothele) longimamma |
finger-mound |
Ferocactus cylindraceus |
fire barrel |
Mammillaria microcarpa |
fishook cactus |
Cryptocereus anthonyanus |
fish bone cactus |
Disocactus (Pseudorhipsalis) macranthus |
fragrant moondrops |
Boswellia |
frankincense |
Graptopetalum paraguayense |
ghost plant |
Euphorbia x lomi |
giant crown of thorns hybrid |
Furcraea gigantea |
giant false agave |
Aeonium canariense |
giant velvet rose |
Echinocactus grusonii |
golden barrel |
Sedum nussbaumerianum |
Golden Sedum |
Cleistocactus winteri (Hildewinteria aureispinus) |
golden rat tail |
Mammillaria elongata |
golden stars |
Senecio herreanus |
gooseberry plant |
Aeonium tabulaeforme |
green platters |
Greenovia aurea |
green rose buds |
Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea |
grizzly bear |
Pachypodium namaquanum |
halfmens |
Pelecyphora aselliformis |
hatchet cactus |
Echinocereus |
hedgehog cactus |
Sempervivum |
hen and chickens |
Hoya carnosa 'Compacta' |
Hindu rope plant |
Cotyledon barbeyi |
hoary navelwort |
Schlumbergera |
holiday cactus |
Opuntia microdasys 'Lutea' |
honey Mike |
Disocactus (Pseudorhipsalis) macranthus |
honeysuckle cactus |
Sempervivum |
houseleek |
Hylotelephium spectabile |
Ice Plant |
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum |
Ice Plant |
Adenium swazicum |
impala lily |
Kleinia pendula |
inchworm plant |
Euphorbia mammillaris 'variegata' |
Indian corncob |
Opuntia ficus-indica |
Indian Fig |
Opuntia monacantha |
Irish mittens |
Crassula ovata |
jade plant |
Senecio pachyphyllum |
jelly beans |
x Pachyveria haagei |
jewel plant |
x Pachyveria scheideckeri 'Cristata' |
jeweled crown |
Opuntia monacantha 'Variegata' |
Joseph's coat |
Yucca brevifolia |
Joshua tree |
Opuntia fulgida |
jumping Cholla |
Lapidaria margaretae |
karroo rose |
Selenicereus pteranthus |
king of the night |
Mammillaria lasiacantha |
lace-spine cactus |
Mammillaria elongata |
lady finger cactus |
Drimiopsis botryoides |
leather leaf |
Parodia (Notocactus) submammulosus |
lemon ball |
Pereskia aculeata |
lemon vine |
Huernia zebrina |
life-saver plant |
Opuntia schickendantzii |
lion's tongue |
Pleiospilos |
living rocks |
Lithops |
living stones |
Ariocarpus fissuratus |
living stone cactus |
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis |
livingstone daisy |
Pachypodium lamerei |
Madagascar palm |
Aloe succotrina |
medicine Aloe |
Euphorbia caput-medusae |
Medusa's head |
Ariocarpus fissuratus |
Mexican living rock |
Echeveria elegans |
Mexican snowball |
Euphorbia |
milk bush |
Crassula tetragona |
miniature pine tree |
Sedum multiceps |
miniature Joshua tree |
Rhipsalis baccifera |
mistletoe cactus |
Euphorbia lathyrus |
mole plant |
Portulaca |
moss rose |
Bryophyllum daigremontianum |
mother of thousands |
Sansevieria trifasciata |
mother-in-law's tongue |
Oreocereus fossulatus |
mountain cereus |
Aloe suprafoliata |
mustache plant |
Commiphora |
myrrh |
Myrtillocactus geometrizans |
myrtle cactus |
Umbilicus |
navelwort |
Crassula perforata |
necklace vine |
Cereus jacamaru |
night blooming cereus |
Epiphyllum oxypetalum |
night blooming cereus |
Hylocereus undatus |
night blooming cereus |
Selenicereus grandiflorus |
night blooming cereus |
Mammillaria |
nipple cactus |
Fouquiera splendens |
ocotillo |
Hylotelephium sieboldii |
October plant |
Mammillaria hahniana |
old lady cactus |
Espostoa lanata |
old lady cactus |
Cephalocereus senilis |
old man cactus |
Oreocereus celsianus |
old man of the Andes |
Sedum divergens |
old man's bones |
Epiphyllum hybrids |
orchid cactus |
Stenocereus thurberi |
organ pipe cactus |
Pachycereus marginatus |
organ pipe |
Hylotelephium telephium |
Orpine |
Mammillaria parkinsonii |
owls eyes |
Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa |
oxtongue; pencil leaf |
Echeveria derenbergii |
painted lady |
Kalanchoe thyrsiflora |
paddle plant |
Kalanchoe tomentosa |
panda plant |
Tephrocactus articulatus |
paperspine cactus |
Aloe variegata |
partridge breast Aloe |
Echinopsis chamaecereus (Chamaecereus silvestrii) |
peanut cactus |
x Gasteraloe beguinii |
pearl aloe; lizard tail |
Gasteria bicolor 'Caespitosa' |
pencil leaf |
Euphorbia tirucalli |
pencil plant |
Kalanchoe marmorata |
penwiper plant |
Kleinia gregori |
peppermint stick |
Espostoa lanata |
Peruvian old man |
Lophophora williamsii |
Peyote |
Kleinia obesa (Senecio deflersii) |
pickle plant |
Mammillaria |
pincushion cactus |
Aeonium haworthii |
pin-wheel |
Parodia (Notocactus) rutilans |
pink ball cactus |
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichii |
plaid cactus |
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii |
plain chin-cactus |
Adromischus cooperi |
plover eggs |
Euphorbia pulcherrima |
Poinsettia |
Opuntia microdasys var. albispina |
polka dots |
Beaucarnea recurvata |
pony tail |
Rhipsalis warmingiana |
popcorn cactus |
Mammillaria bocasana |
powder puff |
Ornithogalum longibracteatum (O.caudatum) |
pregnant onion |
Bryophyllum delagoense |
pregnant plant |
Opuntia |
prickly pear |
Crassula muscosa 'Pseudolycopodiodes' |
princess pine |
Leuchtenbergia principis |
prism cactus |
Crassula perfoliata var. minor (C.falcata) |
propeller plant |
Portulaca |
purslane |
Agave victoriae-reginae |
queen agave |
Selenicereus grandiflorus |
queen of the night |
Portulacaria afra 'Variegata tricolor' |
rainbow bush |
Echinocereus dasayacanthus |
rainbow cactus |
Aporocactus flagelliformis |
rat-tail cactus |
Crassula barkleyi (C.teres) |
rattlesnake tail |
Mammillaria spinosissima |
red headed Irishman |
Pedilanthus tithymaloides |
redbird cactus |
Crassula rupestris |
rosary vine |
Pereskia grandifolia |
rose cactus |
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichii |
rose-plaid cactus; red cap |
Rhodiola rosea |
rose root |
x Gasterhaworthia 'Royal Highness' |
royal highness |
Carnegia gigantea |
Saguaro |
Echinopsis (Trichocereus) pachanoi |
San Pedro |
Astrophytum asterias |
sand dollar |
Euphorbia fulgens |
scarlet plume |
Astrophytum asterias |
sea urchin cactus |
Lophocereus schottii |
Senita |
Mammillaria bombycina |
silken pincushion |
Parodia (Notocactus) scopa |
silver ball |
Crassula deltoidea |
silver beads |
Sedum treleasei |
silver sedum |
Ledebouria socialis 'Violacea' |
silver squill |
Cleistocactus straussi |
silver torch |
Nyctocereus serpentinus |
snake cactus |
Sansevieria trifasciata |
snake plant |
Mammillaria candida |
snowball pincushion |
Yucca elata |
soaptree Yucca |
Yucca aloifolia |
Spanish bayonet |
Portulacara afra |
spekboom |
Rhipsalis (Acanthorhipsalis) monacantha |
spiny Rhipsalis |
Bryophyllum pinnatum |
sprouting leaf |
Pleiospilos |
split rock |
Tephrocactus articulatus var. inermis (Opuntia strobiliformis) |
spruce cones |
Opunia versicolor |
staghorn cholla |
Orbea variegata |
star flower |
Stapelia hirsuta, Stapelia gigantea |
starfish flower |
Sedum |
stonecrop |
Lithops |
stoneface, cleft stone |
Senecio rowleyanus |
string of beads |
Crassula perfossa |
string of buttons |
Ceropegia linearis ssp. woodii |
string of hearts |
Senecio rowleyanus 'String of Pearls' |
string of pearls |
x Sedeveria 'Harry Butterfield' |
super burro tail |
Heliocereus speciosus |
sun cactus |
Opuntia bigelovii |
teddy bear cholla |
Schlumbergera truncata |
Thanksgiving cactus |
Mammillaria gracilis (M.fragilis) |
thimble cactus |
Tavaresia barklyi |
thimble flower |
Aloe variegata |
tiger Aloe |
Faucaria tigrina |
tiger jaws |
Orbea variegata |
toad flower |
Parodia aureispina |
Tom Thumb |
Parodia maassii |
Tom Thumb cactus |
Glottiphyllum |
tongue leaf |
Selenicereus (Deamia) testudo |
tortoise cactus |
Crassula ovata 'Tricolor' |
tricolored jade |
Opuntia dillenii |
tuna |
Opuntia streptacantha |
tuna cardona |
Melocactus |
turk's cap cactus |
Portulacaria afra 'Variegata' |
variegated elephant bush |
Fuurcaea selloa 'Marginata' |
variegated false agave |
Cissus quadrangularis |
veld grape |
Kalanchoe beharensis |
velvet leaf; elephant ear |
Cheiriodopsis candidissima |
victory plant |
Sedum acre |
wall pepper |
Crassula muscosa (C.lycopodioides) |
watch chain plant |
Hoya carnosa |
wax plant |
Parodia (Notocactus) haselbergii |
white-web ball |
Mammillaria geminispina |
whitey |
Gymnocalycium leeanum |
yellow chin-cactus |
Haworthia attenuata fa. caespitosa |
zebra plant |
Cryptocereus anthonyanus |
Zig-zag cactus |
Pedilanthus tithymaloides var. smallii |
Zig-zag plant |
Decaryia madagascariensis |
Zig-zag plant |
Schlumbergera truncata |
Zygocactus |