| TUCSON CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY |
PLANT LISTS BY COMMON NAMES
Common Name Botanical Name Images from Google
Aloe (Common Aloes) Aloe saponaria 
Arizona Barrel Ferocactus wislizenii
Arizona Fishhook Cactus Mammillaria grahamii
Bear Grass Nolina microcarpa
Beaver Tail Prickly Pear Opuntia basilaris
Bishop's Cap Astrophytum myriostigma
Bonete de Obispo Astrophytum myriostigma
Boojum Tree Fouquieria columnaris
Bundle Hedgehog Echinocereus fasciculatus
Bunny Ears Opuntia microdasys
Burbank Prickly Pear Opuntia ficus-indica
Burbank's Spineless Opuntia ficus-indica
Candlewood Fouquieria splendens
Candy Barrel Ferocactus wislizenii
Cane Cholla Cylindropuntia spinosior
Cegador Opuntia microdasys
Century Plant Agave americana
Chain Fruit Cholla Cylindropuntia fulgida
Cirio Fouquieria columnaris
Coachwhip Fouquieria splendens
Coahuilan Hesperaloe Hesperaloe funifera
Compass Barrel Cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus
Cow's Tongue Cactus Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis
Desert Agave Agave desertii
Desert Christmas Cactus Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Desert Spoon Dasylirion wheeleri
Easter Lily Cactus Echinopsis eyriesii
Engelmann's Prickly Pear Opuntia engelmannii
Engelmann's Hedgehog Echinocereus engelmannii
Fish-hook Barrel Ferocactus wislizenii
Flaming Prickly Pear Opuntia engelmannii
Giant Hesperaloe Hesperaloe funifera
Golden Barrel Cactus Echinocactus grusonii
Graham's Fishhook Cactus Mammillaria grahamii
Hedge Cactus Cereus hildmannianus - (C. peruvianus)
Hedgehog Echinocereus faciculatus, echinocereus engelmannii
Huachuca Agave Agave parryi var. huachucensis
Hummingbird Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora
Indian Fig Prickly Pear Opuntia ficus-indica
Jacob's Staff Fouquieria splendens
Joshua Tree Yucca brevifolia
Jumping Cholla Cylindropuntia fulgida
Lengua de vaca Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis
Lizard Catcher Mammillaria grahamii
Maguey Agave americana
Mehuele Stenocereus thurberi
Mexican Fence Post Cactus Pachycereus marginatus
Night Blooming Cereus Peniocereus greggii var. transmontanus
Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens
Octopus Agave Agave vilmoriniana
Old Man Cactus Pachycereus schottii
Organ Pipe Cactus Stenocereus thurberi
Organo Pachycereus marginatus
Palmer's Agave Agave palmeri
Purple Prickly Pear Opuntia santa-rita
Queen of the Night Cereus hildmannianus (C. peruvianus)
Queen of the Night Peniocereus greggii var. transmontanus
Queen Victoria's Agave Agave victoriae-reginae
Rabbit Ears Opuntia microdasys
Red hesperaloe Hesperaloe parviflora
Royal Agave Agave victoriae-reginae
Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea
Santa-Rita Prickly Pear Opuntia santa-rita
Senita Pachycereus schottii
Soaptree Yucca Yucca elata
Soft-Tip Yucca Yucca gloriosa
Sotol Dasylirion wheeleri
Sotol Chiquito Nolina microcarpa
Spanish Bayonet Yucca aloifolia
Spanish Dagger Yucca aloifolia
Staghorn Cholla Cylindropuntia versicolor
Strawberry Hedgehog Echinocereus engelmannii
Sweet Potato cactus Peniocereus greggii var. transmontanus
Teddy Bear Cholla Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Tuna Opuntia engelmannii
Tuna Cactus Opuntia ficus-indica
Whisker Cactus Pachycereus schottii
Yellow Spined Prickly Pear Opuntia engelmannii
PLANTS LISTED BY BOTANICAL NAMES
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Agave americana |
Century Plant, Maguey |
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Agave desertii |
Desert Agave |
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Agave palmeri |
Palmer's Agave |
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Agave parryi var. huachucensis |
Huachuca Agave |
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Agave victoriae-reginae |
Queen Victoria's Agave, Royal Agave |
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Agave vilmoriniana |
Octopus Agave |
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Aloe saponaria |
Aloe (Common Aloe) |
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Aloe vera |
Aloe (Common Aloe) |
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Astrophytum myriostigma |
Bishop's Cap, Bonete de Obispo |
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Carnegiea gigantea |
Saguaro |
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Cereus hildmannianus - (C. peruvianus) |
Hedge Cactus, Queen of the Night |
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Cylindropuntia bigelovii |
Teddy Bear Cholla |
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Cylindropuntia fulgida |
Chain Fruit Cholla, Jumping Cholla |
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Cylindropuntia leptocaulis |
Desert Christmas Cactus |
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Cylindropuntia spinosior |
Cane Cholla |
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Cylindropuntia versicolor |
Staghorn Cholla |
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Dasylirion wheeleri |
Desert Spoon, Sotol |
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Echinocactus grusonii |
Golden Barrel Cactus |
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Echinocereus engelmannii |
Englemann’s Hedgehog, Strawberry Hedgehog |
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Echinocereus faciculatus |
Hedgehog, Bundle Hedgehog |
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Echinopsis eyriesii |
Easter Lily Cactus |
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Ferocactus cylindraceus |
Compass Barrel Cactus |
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Ferocactus wislizenii |
Arizona Barrel, Candy Barrel, Fish-Hook Barrel |
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Fouquieria columnaris |
Boojum Tree, Cirio |
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Fouquieria splendens |
Ocotillo, Candlewood, Coachwhip, Jacob’s Staff |
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Hesperaloe funifera |
Coahuilan Hesperaloe, Giant Hesperaloe |
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Hesperaloe parviflora |
Red hesperaloe, Hummingbird Yucca |
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Mammillaria grahamii |
Arizona Fishhook Cactus, Graham’s Fishhook Cactus, Lizard Catcher |
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Nolina microcarpa |
Bear Grass, Sotol Chiquito |
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Opuntia basilaris |
Beaver Tail Prickly Pear |
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Opuntia engelmannii |
Engelmann's Prickly Pear, Flaming Prickly Pear, Tuna, Yellow Spined Prickly Pear |
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Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis |
Cow's Tongue Cactus, Lengua de vaca |
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Opuntia ficus-indica |
Burbank Prickly Pear, Burbank's Spineless, Indian Fig Prickly Pear, Tuna Cactus |
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Opuntia microdasys |
Bunny Ears, Cegador, Rabbit Ears |
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Opuntia santa-rita |
Santa-Rita Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear |
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Pachycereus marginatus |
Mexican Fence Post Cactus, Organo |
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Pachycereus schottii |
Old Man Cactus, Senita, Whisker Cactus |
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Peniocereus greggii var. transmontanus |
Night Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Sweet Potato Cactus |
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Stenocereus thurberi |
Organ Pipe Cactus, Mehuele |
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Yucca aloifolia |
Spanish Bayonet, Spanish Dagger |
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Yucca brevifolia |
Joshua Tree |
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Yucca elata |
Soaptree Yucca |
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Yucca gloriosa |
Soft-Tip Yucca |
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