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Cacti of California

Plants > Cacti > California

Below is a list of all cacti found in California; the main species first, those with a photograph and full description page, followed by all other species, generally less common.

Golden cereus
Bergerocactus emoryi

Saguaro
Carnegia gigantia

Buckhorn cholla
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa

Teddy bear cholla
Cylindropuntia bigelovii

California cholla
Cylindropuntia californica

Silver cholla
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Munz's cholla
Cylindropuntia munzii

Coastal cholla
Cylindropuntia prolifera

Diamond cholla
Cylindropuntia ramosissima

Many headed barrel
Echinocactus polycephalus

Scarlet hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus coccineus

Engelmann's hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii

Johnson's fishhook cactus
Echinomastus johnsonii

cushion foxtail cactus
Escobaria alversonii

Common beehive cactus
Escobaria vivipara

California barrel cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus

matted cholla
Grusonia parishii

Strawberry cactus
Mammillaria dioica

Arizona fishhook cactus
Mammillaria grahamii

Common fishhook cactus
Mammillaria tetrancistra

Beavertail prickly pear
Opuntia basilaris

Pancake prickly pear
Opuntia chlorotica

Engelmann prickly pear
Opuntia engelmannii

Mojave prickly pear
Opuntia erinacea

Barbary fig
Opuntia ficus-indica

brittle prickly pear
Opuntia fragilis

Chaparral prickly pear
Opuntia oricola

Tulip prickly pear
Opuntia phaeacantha

Plains prickly pear
Opuntia polyacantha

Cylindropuntia ganderi, Gander's buckhorn cholla (CA)
Cylindropuntia wolfii, Wolf's opuntia (CA)
Echinocereus mojavensis, Mojave Desert hedgehog (CA, NV, UT)
Ferocactus viridescens, San Diego barrel cactus (CA)
Opuntia littoralis, coastal prickly pear (CA)
Sclerocactus polyancistrus, redspined fishhook cactus (CA, NV)