Florida's wild plants
Plant Directory
2,965 native and 1,250 introduced plants, with where each one grows — from the Panhandle to the Keys.
Showing 1–39 of 39 plants in Cactaceae
Barbados Gooseberry
Pereskia aculeata
Cactaceae
Introduced
Beach Prickly Pear
Opuntia anahuacensis
Cactaceae
Native
Beach Texas Pricklypear
Opuntia bentonii
Cactaceae
Big Pine Key Pricklypear
Opuntia abjecta
Cactaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Blue Myrtle-Cactus
Myrtillocactus geometrizans
Cactaceae
Native
Bunny Ears Cactus
Opuntia microdasys
Cactaceae
Introduced
Carolina Prickly-Pear Cactus
Opuntia tunoidea
Cactaceae
Introduced
Cereus lepidotus
Cactaceae
Chain Cactus
Rhipsalis paradoxa
Cactaceae
Cochineal Nopal Cactus
Opuntia cochenillifera
Cactaceae
Introduced
Creeping Cactus
Opuntia drummondii
Cactaceae
Native
Easter Cactus
Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri
Cactaceae
Erect Pricklypear
Opuntia dillenii
Cactaceae
Native
Florida Beach Pricklypear
Opuntia ammophila
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Semaphore Cactus
Consolea corallicola
Cactaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Fragrant Prickly-Apple
Harrisia fragrans
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Hooker's Orchid Cactus
Epiphyllum hookeri
Cactaceae
Introduced
Indian Fig Opuntia
Opuntia ficus-indica
Cactaceae
Introduced
Key Tree Cactus
Pilosocereus robinii
Cactaceae
NativeImperiled
Lady-Of-The-Night Cactus
Cereus hexagonus
Cactaceae
Introduced
Low Pricklypear
Opuntia humifusa
Cactaceae
Native
Mistletoe Cactus
Rhipsalis baccifera
Cactaceae
Native
Night-Blooming Cereus
Selenicereus undatus
Cactaceae
Introduced
Opuntia dejecta
Cactaceae
Native
Opuntia keyensis
Cactaceae
Native
Opuntia ochrocentra
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Opuntia puberula
Cactaceae
Native
Opuntia zebrina
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Princess of the Night
Selenicereus pteranthus
Cactaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Queen of the Night
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
Cactaceae
Introduced
Queen of the Night
Selenicereus grandiflorus
Cactaceae
Introduced
Rick Rack Cactus
Selenicereus anthonyanus
Cactaceae
Native
Rose Cactus
Pereskia grandifolia
Cactaceae
Introduced
Shell Mound Pricklypear
Opuntia stricta
Cactaceae
Native
Simpson's Applecactus
Harrisia simpsonii
Cactaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Southeastern Pricklypear
Opuntia mesacantha
Cactaceae
Native
Triangle Cactus
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Cactaceae
Native
West-Coast Prickly Apple
Harrisia aboriginum
Cactaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.