Taxonomy Common Name: Ladyfinger cactus Botanical Name: Mammillaria elongata DC. Synonyms: 1, 2Neomammillaria elongata (DC.) Britton & Rose (1923), Leptocladodia elongata (DC.) Buxb. (1960), Leptocladia… Read More »Ladyfinger cactus – Mammillaria elongata
Taxonomy Common Name: Crown-of-Thorns Botanical Name: Euphorbia milii Des Moul. Synonyms: 1, 2Euphorbia bojeri Hook.(1836), Tumalis bojeri (Hook.) Raf. (1838) Family: Euphorbiaceae Juss. Taxonomic Fun… Read More »Crown-of-Thorns – Euphorbia milii
Common Name: Paper Flower Latin Name: Bougainvillea glabra Family Name: Nyctaginaceae (Four o’clock family) Geographical Range: Native to South America, especially Brazil, but widely cultivated… Read More »Bougainvillea glabra – Paper Flower
Common Name: Jade Plant Latin Name: Crassula ovata Family Name: Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) Geographical Range: Native to South Africa and Mozambiquea (East Africa). Fun Fact:… Read More »Crassula ovata – Jade Plant
Common Name: Milk Bush Latin Name: Euphorbia tirucalli Family Name: Euphorbiaceae Geographical Range: Native to Africa, especially in arid and semi-arid regions of southern and… Read More »Euphorbia tirucalli – Milk Bush
Common Name: Felt Bush / Velvet Elephant Ear Latin Name: Kalanchoe beharensis Family Name: Crassulaceae Geographical Range: Native to Madagascar, particularly in its arid southwestern… Read More »Kalanchoe beharensis – Felt Bush
Common Name: Bunny Ears Latin Name: Opuntia microdasys Family Name: Cactaceae (Cactus family) Geographical Range: Native to the arid regions of Mexico but also cultivated… Read More »Opuntia microdasys – Bunny Ears
Common Name: Jumping Cholla Latin Name: Cylindropuntia fulgida Family Name: Cactaceae (Cactus family) Geographical Range: Found primarily in the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United… Read More »Cylindropuntia fulgida – Jumping Cholla
Common Name: Fish Bones Latin Name: Epiphyllum anguliger Family Name: Cactaceae Geographical Range: Native to the tropical rainforests of Mexico, where it grows as an… Read More »Epiphyllum anguliger – Fish Bones
Common Name: Madagascar Palm Latin Name: Pachypodium lamerei Family Name: Apocynaceae Geographical Range: Native to Madagascar, especially in its dry, rocky, and arid southern regions.… Read More »Pachypodium lamerei – Madagascar Palm