Cacti
This gallery contains 168 pictures of plants in the Cactaceae family; these plants are commonly referred to as cacti. The majority of cacti are succulent (water-retaining) plants with numerous, sharp spines. Click on the sub-galleries to see pictures of and to learn more about specific types of cacti.
Picture Galleries
![Barrel Cacti photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/barrel-cacti/icon.jpg)
![Chollas photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/chollas/icon.jpg)
![Mammillaria photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/genus-mammillaria/icon.jpg)
![Prickly Pears photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/prickly-pears/icon.jpg)
Individual Pictures (114)
![Agave Cactus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/agave-cactus_thumb.jpg)
![Argentine Giant Cactus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/argentine-giant-cactus_thumb.jpg)
![Astrophytum ornatum](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/astrophytum-ornatum_thumb.jpg)
![Barbed Cactus Covered in White Hairs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/barbed-cactus-covered-in-white-hairs_thumb.jpg)
![Bishop's Cap Cactus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bishops-cap-cactus_thumb.jpg)
![Bottom of a Barbed-Wire Cactus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bottom-of-a-barbed-wire-cactus_thumb.jpg)
![Brain Cactus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/brain-cactus_thumb.jpg)
![Brazilian Cactus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/brazilian-cactus_thumb.jpg)
![Bronze Cacti](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bronze-cacti_thumb.jpg)
![Browningia viridis](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/browningia-viridis_thumb.jpg)
![Burrowing Owl on Cactus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/burrowing-owl-on-cactus_thumb.jpg)
![Cacti and Other Plants](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cacti-and-other-plants_thumb.jpg)
![Cacti and Spiny Branches at the Alamo](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cacti-and-spiny-branches-at-the-alamo_thumb.jpg)
![Cacti with Long, White Hairs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cacti-with-long-white-hairs_thumb.jpg)
![Cacti with Multiple, Two-Pronged Brown Spines](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cacti-with-multiple-two-pronged-brown-spines_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus and Aloe Plant](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-and-aloe-plant_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus and Plants](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-and-plants_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus Area](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-area_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus at Alamo](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-at-alamo_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus Budding](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-budding_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus Close-Up](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-close-up-2_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus Detail](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-detail-2_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus Spines](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-spines_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus Spines](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-spines-2_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus with Blooming Flowers](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-with-blooming-flowers_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus with Numerous, Large, Thin Paddles](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-with-numerous-large-thin-paddles_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus with Numerous, Long, White Thorns on its Paddles](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-with-numerous-long-white-thorns-on-its-paddles_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus with Orange Flowers](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-with-orange-flowers_thumb.jpg)
![Cactus with Red Flowers](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactus-with-red-flowers_thumb.jpg)
![Cactuses Growing on Rocks](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cactuses-growing-on-rocks_thumb.jpg)
![Carnegiea gigantea](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/carnegiea-gigantea_thumb.jpg)
![Cereus Peruvianus by Path](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cereus-peruvianus-by-path_thumb.jpg)
![Cereus Peruvianus Spikes](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cereus-peruvianus-spikes_thumb.jpg)
![Circular Cactus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/circular-cactus_thumb.jpg)
![Claret Cup Cactus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/claret-cup-cactus_thumb.jpg)
![Claret Cup Cactus at Denver Botanic Gardens](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/claret-cup-cactus-at-denver-botanic-gardens_thumb.jpg)
![Claret Cup Cactus Flower](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/claret-cup-cactus-flower_thumb.jpg)
![Close-Up of Long Cactus Thorns](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/close-up-of-long-cactus-thorns_thumb.jpg)
![Close-Up View of a Cactus with Numerous White Hairs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/close-up-view-of-a-cactus-with-numerous-white-hairs_thumb.jpg)
![Close-Up View of Cactus Spines](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/close-up-view-of-cactus-spines_thumb.jpg)
![Cluster of Thin Cacti Covered in White Hairs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cluster-of-thin-cacti-covered-in-white-hairs_thumb.jpg)
![Clustering Cactus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/clustering-cactus_thumb.jpg)
![Desert Flora](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/desert-flora_thumb.jpg)
![Desert Plants](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/desert-plants_thumb.jpg)
![Desert Plants](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/desert-plants-2_thumb.jpg)
![Desert Plants at Wüstenhaus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/desert-plants-at-wustenhaus_thumb.jpg)
![Desert Vegetation](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/desert-vegetation_thumb.jpg)
![Echinopsis Cacti](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/echinopsis-cacti_thumb.jpg)
![Echinopsis Cactus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/echinopsis-cactus_thumb.jpg)