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Narrative
Cactus Family (Cactaceae) is found in the New World only except where introduced. It reaches its greatest development in the tropical deserts of the New World with large numbers of species found in Mexico, Chile, and Argentina. There are probably less than 2,000 species in the family. (In the Anderson book, he describes 1,810 species.) To facilitate study of this fascinating family, it is usually broken into various subfamilies and tribes. Kartesz lists 203 species as growing in greater North America.
Taxonomy
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Latin
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English
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Kingdom
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Plantae
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Plant
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Phylum
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Embryophyta
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Seed Plants
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Class
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Dicotyledoneae
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Dicots
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Order
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Opuntiales
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Cactus
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Family
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Cactaceae
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Cactus
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SubFamily
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References
| Title | Author | Comments |
| Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cacti | Innes, Clive | With over 1200 species illustrated with several sentences of text for each species, this large format book can serve as an excellent introduction to the cactus family, and yet serve as a reference for the more serious student. Species are shown in alphabetical sequence by genus. |
| The Cactus Family | Edward F. Anderson | This large size 776 page book is one of the most comprehensive, useful, beautiful, and detailed of the thousands of books published in Natural History. With over 1,000 color photographs and detailed descriptions of about 1,810 species this book leaves very few, if any, questions unanswered. |
| Cacti | Venning, Frank D. | This Golden Guide introduces one to numerous cacti species found in both North and South America. |
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| Genus | Species |
| Abies | cephalonica |
| Abies | forrestii |
| Abies | numidica |
| Abies | pinsapo |
| Abies | veitchii |
| Acacia | tortuosa |
| Acacia | wrightii |
| Acer | barbatum |
| Acer | leucoderme |
| Acer | pseudoplatanus |
| Acer | spicatum |
| Achras | emarginata |
| Acoelorrhaphe | wrightii |
| Acrocomia | totai |
| Albizia | lebbek |
| Alnus | crispa |
| Alnus | maritima |
| Alnus | oblongifolia |
| Alnus | oregona = rubra |
| Alnus | rhombifolia |
| Alnus | rugosa |
| Alvaradoa | amorphoides |
| Amphitecna | latifolia |
| Amyris | balsamifera |
| Amyris | elemifera |
| Annona | squamosa |
| Aquilegia | brevistyla |
| Aquilegia | caerulea |
| Aquilegia | desertorum |
| Aquilegia | elegantula |
| Aquilegia | jonesii |
| Aquilegia | longissima |
| Aquilegia | micrantha |
| Aquilegia | saximontana |
| Aquilegia | scopulorum |
| Aquilegia | triternata |
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