Cactus + Pot

A cactus is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word “cactus” derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek κάκτος, kaktos, a name originally used by Theophrastus for a spiny plant whose identity is not certain. Wikipedia

Family: Cactaceae; Juss.
Kingdom: Plantae
Scientific name: Cactaceae
Higher classification: Caryophyllales
Order: Caryophyllales
Did you know: Wild cactuses are under threat from building developments, animal grazing and collectors digging them up.