cereus: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Cereus

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A tall saguaro cactus with multiple arms stands in a desert landscape with shrubs and a blue sky in the background.

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mandacaru cactus cereus Rhipsalis saguaro Opuntia cholla beehive cactus Schlumbergera moonlight cactus chin cactus sea-urchin cactus Pereskia

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous