This is a table of the Scientific and Common names of cactus. Sometime the same cactus has different names and more often different cactus are called by the same name, some of these are succulents. This has been done alphabetically, to the best of my ability by Common names.
| Scientific name | Common name |
| Leuchtenbergia principis | Agave cactus |
| Bryophyllum pinnatum | air plant; miracle leaf |
| Yucca aloifolia | Aloe Yucca |
| Opuntia microdasys var. albata | angora bunny ears |
| Cissus rotundifolia | Arabian wax cissus |
| Ferocactus Wislizenii | Arizona Barrel |
| Coryphantha vivpara var. Arizonica | Arizona Pincushion Cactus |
| Peniocereus greggi | Arizona Queen of the Night |
| Echinocereus Pectinatus Var. Rigidissimus | Arizona-Rainbow cactus |
| Sedum burrito | baby burro tail |
| Fenestraria rhopalophylla | baby toes |
| Notocactus roseoluteus | Ball Cactus |
| Ferocactus, Echinocactus | barrel cactus |
| Sansevieria hallii | baseball bat |
| Nolina | bear grass |
| Cotyledon tomentosa | bear's paw |
| Opuntia basilaris | beaver tail |
| Acanthocereus pentagonus | big-needle vine |
| Mammillaria camptotricha | bird's nest cactus |
| Sansevieria trifasciata 'Hahnii' | bird's nest snake plant |
| Astrophytum myriostigma | bishop's cap |
| Puna clavarioides | black fingers |
| Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop' | black rose |
| Aloe brevifolia | blue Aloe |
| Ferocactus glaucescens | blue barrel cactus |
| Pilosocereus pachycladus (P.azureus) | blue candle |
| Cereus Hexagonus | Blue Cereus |
| Senecio serpens | blue chalk sticks |
| Myrtillocactus Geometrizans | Blue Myrtle |
| Fouquiera (Idria) columnaris | boojum tree |
| Tylecodon paniculatum | botterboom |
| Beaucarnea recurvata | bottle palm |
| Sansevieria hyacinthoides | bowstring hemp |
| Opuntia fulgida var. mamillata 'Monstrosa' | boxing glove |
| Echinofossulocactus | brain cactus |
| Mammillaria elongata 'Cristata' | brain cactus |
| Opuntia Aciculata | Bristly Pear |
| Opuntia microdasys | bunny ears |
| Aloe succotrina | burn plant |
| Sedum morganianum | burro tail |
| Adromischus trigynus | calico hearts |
| Opuntia Imbricata | Candelabrum Cactus |
| Senecio articulatus | candle plant |
| Opuntia spinosior | Cane cholla |
| Sedum spathulifolium ssp. pruinosum | Cape Blanco Sedum |
| Pachycereus pringlei | Cardon |
| Sempervivum | Cat and kittens |
| Stenocereus (Machaerocereus) eruca | catapiller cactus |
| Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri 'Makoyana' | cat's whiskers |
| Agave Parryi | century plant |
| Rhipsalis paradoxa | Chain Cactus |
| Dudleya brittonii | chalk rose |
| Echinomastus Johnsonii Var. Lutescens | Chartreuse Hedgehog |
| Echeveria pulvinata | chenille plant |
| Gymnocalycium | chin-cactus; spider cactus |
| Schlumbergera bridgesii | Christmas cactus |
| Zygocactus truncatus | Christmas cactus hybrid |
| Sedum rubrotinctum | Christmas cheer |
| Opuntia microdasys var. rufida | cinnamon cactus |
| Fouquiera (Idria) columnaris | cirio |
| Echinocereus triglochidiatus | claret cup cactus |
| Aloe ciliaris | climbing Aloe |
| Bowiea volubilis | climbing onion |
| Echinopsis (Lobivia) | cob cacti |
| Lobivia Hertrichiana | Cob Cactus |
| Sempervivum arachnoideum | cobweb houseleek |
| Senecio haworthii | cocoon plant |
| Echinocereus Pectinatus Var. Caespitosus | Comb Cactus |
| Aloe striata | coral aloe |
| Euphorbia mammillaris | corncob cactus |
| Ferocactus covillei | Coville's barrel |
| Euphorbia grandicornis | cowhorn |
| Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri 'linguiformis' | cow's tongue |
| Schlumbergera truncata | crab cactus |
| Stenocereus (Machaerocereus) eruca | creeping devil cactus |
| Cereus Ming Thing | Crested Motrose Cactus |
| Rebutia | crown cactus |
| Euphorbia millii var. splendens | crown of thorns |
| Cereus jacamaru 'monstrosus' | curiosity plant |
| Puna clavarioides | dead man's fingers |
| Adenium obesum | desert rose |
| Echinocereus Blanckii | Devil’s Finger |
| Pedilanthus tithymaloides var. smallii | devil's backbone |
| Selenicereus (Deamia) testudo | dog-tail cactus |
| Opuntia erectoclada | dominoes |
| Sedum morganianum | donkey tail |
| Mestoklema tuberosa | donkie vygie |
| Dracaena | dragon tree |
| Sedum spurium | dragon's blood sedum |
| Dracaena draco | dragon's blood tree |
| Hatiora salicornioides | drunkard's dream |
| Lophophora williamsii | dumpling cactus |
| Epiphyllum oxypetalum | Dutchman's pipe |
| Echinocactus horizonthalonius | eagle claws |
| Homalocephala texensis | Eagle Claws |
| Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri | Easter cactus |
| Schlumbergera gaertneri | Easter cactus |
| Echinopsis multiplex | Easter-lily cactus |
| Portulacara afra | elephant bush |
| Dioscorea (Testudinaria) elephantipes | elephant foot |
| Coryphantha elephantidens | elephant tooth cactus |
| Pachycormis discolor | elephant tree |
| Rhombophyllum dolabriforme | elkhorn plant |
| Euphorbia lactea 'Cristata' | elkhorn; brain plant |
| Opuntia cylindrica | emerald idol |
| Cereus neotetragonus | Fairy Castle |
| Haworthia attenuata fa. caespitosa | fairy washboard |
| Hesperaloe parviflora | false Aloe |
| Talinum | fame flower |
| Aloe plicatilis | fan Aloe |
| Mammillaria plumosa | feather cactus |
| Echinocereus Fendleri | Fendler’s Hedgehog |
| Mammillaria (Dolichothele) longimamma | finger-mound |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus | fire barrel |
| Cryptocereus anthonyanus | fish bone cactus |
| Mammillaria microcarpa | fishook cactus |
| Disocactus (Pseudorhipsalis) macranthus | fragrant moondrops |
| Boswellia | frankincense |
| Graptopetalum paraguayense | ghost plant |
| Euphorbia x lomi | giant crown of thorns hybrid |
| Furcraea gigantea | giant false agave |
| Aeonium canariense | giant velvet rose |
| Thelocactus bicolor | Glory of Texas |
| Zygocactus truncatus | Gold Charm Christmas cactus |
| Echinocactus grusonii | golden barrel |
| Lobivia Aurea | Golden Lilly Cactus |
| Cleistocactus winteri (Hildewinteria aureispinus) | golden rat tail |
| Sedum nussbaumerianum | Golden Sedum |
| Mammillaria elongata | golden stars |
| Notocactus leninghausii | Golden Torch Cactus |
| Senecio herreanus | gooseberry plant |
| Aeonium tabulaeforme | green platters |
| Greenovia aurea | green rose buds |
| Eriocereus Pomanensis | Green Sirens |
| Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea | grizzly bear |
| Pachypodium namaquanum | halfmens |
| Pelecyphora aselliformis | hatchet cactus |
| Echinocereus | hedgehog cactus |
| Sempervivum | hen and chickens |
| Hoya carnosa 'Compacta' | Hindu rope plant |
| Cotyledon barbeyi | hoary navelwort |
| Schlumbergera | holiday cactus |
| Opuntia microdasys 'Lutea' | honey Mike |
| Disocactus (Pseudorhipsalis) macranthus | honeysuckle cactus |
| Sempervivum | houseleek |
| Hylotelephium spectabile | Ice Plant |
| Mesembryanthemum crystallinum | Ice Plant |
| Adenium swazicum | impala lily |
| Kleinia pendula | inchworm plant |
| Echinomastus Erectocentrus | Indian Basket Cactus |
| Euphorbia mammillaris 'variegata' | Indian corncob |
| Opuntia ficus-indica | Indian Fig |
| Opuntia monacantha | Irish mittens |
| Crassula ovata | jade plant |
| Senecio pachyphyllum | jelly beans |
| x Pachyveria haagei | jewel plant |
| x Pachyveria scheideckeri 'Cristata' | jeweled crown |
| Opuntia monacantha 'Variegata' | Joseph's coat |
| Yucca brevifolia | Joshua tree |
| Opuntia Bigelovii | jumping Cholla |
| Opuntia fulgida | jumping Cholla |
| Lapidaria margaretae | karroo rose |
| Selenicereus grandiflorus | king of the night |
| Echinocereus Pectinatus Var. Reichenbachii | Lace Cactus |
| Mammillaria lasiacantha | lace-spine cactus |
| Mammillaria elongata | lady finger cactus |
| Drimiopsis botryoides | leather leaf |
| Parodia (Notocactus) submammulosus | lemon ball |
| Notocactus Graessneri | Lemon Donut |
| Pereskia aculeata | lemon vine |
| Huernia zebrina | life-saver plant |
| Opuntia schickendantzii | lion's tongue |
| Sclerocactus Whipplei | Little Barrel |
| Pleiospilos | living rocks |
| Ariocarpus fissuratus | living stone cactus |
| Lithops | living stones |
| Dorotheanthus bellidiformis | livingstone daisy |
| Pachypodium lamerei | Madagascar palm |
| Aloe succotrina | medicine Aloe |
| Euphorbia caput-medusae | Medusa's head |
| Ariocarpus fissuratus | Mexican living rock |
| Mammillaria Magnimamma | Mexican Pincushion |
| Echeveria elegans | Mexican snowball |
| Eriocereus Bonplandii | Midnight Lady |
| Euphorbia | milk bush |
| Mammillaria Microcarpa var. Milleria | Miller’s Pincushion |
| Sedum multiceps | miniature Joshua tree |
| Crassula tetragona | miniature pine tree |
| Neobesseya Missouriensis | Missouri Pincushion |
| Rhipsalis baccifera | mistletoe cactus |
| Euphorbia lathyrus | mole plant |
| Cereus Ming Thing | Monster Cactus Crested |
| Portulaca | moss rose |
| Bryophyllum daigremontianum | mother of thousands |
| Sansevieria trifasciata | mother-in-law's tongue |
| Cereus Ming Thing | Motrose Cactus |
| Oreocereus fossulatus | mountain cereus |
| Aloe suprafoliata | mustache plant |
| Commiphora | myrrh |
| Myrtillocactus geometrizans | myrtle cactus |
| Umbilicus | navelwort |
| Crassula perforata | necklace vine |
| Cereus jacamaru | night blooming cereus |
| Epiphyllum oxypetalum | night blooming cereus |
| Hylocereus undatus | night blooming cereus |
| Selenicereus grandiflorus | night blooming cereus |
| Mammillaria | nipple cactus |
| Fouquiera splendens | ocotillo |
| Hylotelephium sieboldii | October plant |
| Espostoa lanata | old lady cactus |
| Mammillaria hahniana | old lady cactus |
| Cephalocereus senilis | old man cactus |
| Oreocereus celsianus | old man of the Andes |
| Sedum divergens | old man's bones |
| Lobivia Aurea Var. Cylindrica | Orange Lily |
| Cleistocactus pojoensis | Orange Silver Torch Cacti |
| Opuntia Anacantha | Orange-tuna Cactus |
| Epiphyllum hybrids | orchid cactus |
| Pachycereus marginatus | organ pipe |
| Lemaireocereus Thurberi | Organ Pipe Cactus |
| Stenocereus thurberi | organ pipe cactus |
| Hylotelephium telephium | Orpine |
| Mammillaria parkinsonii | owls eyes |
| Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa | oxtongue; pencil leaf |
| Kalanchoe thyrsiflora | paddle plant |
| Echeveria derenbergii | painted lady |
| Opuntia Chlorotica | Pancake Prickly Pear |
| Kalanchoe tomentosa | panda plant |
| Tephrocactus articulatus | paperspine cactus |
| Aloe variegata | partridge breast Aloe |
| Echinopsis chamaecereus | peanut cactus |
| Chamaecereus Silvestri | peanut cactus |
| x Gasteraloe beguinii | pearl aloe; lizard tail |
| Gasteria bicolor 'Caespitosa' | pencil leaf |
| Euphorbia tirucalli | pencil plant |
| Kalanchoe marmorata | penwiper plant |
| Kleinia gregori | peppermint stick |
| Espostoa lanata | Peruvian old man |
| Lophophora williamsii | Peyote |
| Kleinia obesa (Senecio deflersii) | pickle plant |
| Mammillaria Wilcoxii | Pinal Pincushion |
| Mammillaria | pincushion cactus |
| Mammillaria Scheidweilerana | Pincushion Cactus |
| Parodia (Notocactus) rutilans | pink ball cactus |
| Mammillaria Zeilmanniana | Pink Crown |
| Echinopsis Scoullar | Pink Hedgehog |
| Mammillaria elongata | Pink Nymph |
| Aeonium haworthii | pin-wheel |
| Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichii | plaid cactus |
| Gymnocalycium mihanovichii | plain chin-cactus |
| Adromischus cooperi | plover eggs |
| Euphorbia pulcherrima | Poinsettia |
| Opuntia microdasys var. albispina | polka dots |
| Beaucarnea recurvata | pony tail |
| Rhipsalis warmingiana | popcorn cactus |
| Opuntia Erinacea Var. Hystricina | Porcupine Cactus |
| Mammillaria bocasana | powder puff |
| Ornithogalum longibracteatum (O.caudatum) | pregnant onion |
| Bryophyllum delagoense | pregnant plant |
| Opuntia | prickly pear |
| Opuntia Erinacea Var. Rhodantha | Prickly Rose |
| Selennicereus Pteranthus | Princess of the Night |
| Crassula muscosa 'Pseudolycopodiodes' | princess pine |
| Leuchtenbergia principis | prism cactus |
| Crassula perfoliata var. minor (C.falcata) | propeller plant |
| Opuntia Santa-Rita | Purple Prickly Pear |
| Portulaca | purslane |
| Agave victoriae-reginae | queen agave |
| Selenicereus macdomaldiae | queen of the night |
| Portulacaria afra 'Variegata tricolor' | rainbow bush |
| Echinocereus dasayacanthus | rainbow cactus |
| Aporocactus flagelliformis | rat-tail cactus |
| Crassula barkleyi (C.teres) | rattlesnake tail |
| Mammillaria spinosissima | red headed Irishman |
| Echinocereus Triglochidatus Var. Melanacanthus | Red Hedgehog |
| Pedilanthus tithymaloides | redbird cactus |
| Coryphantha vivpara var. aggreata | Rising Biscuits common pincushion |
| Crassula rupestris | rosary vine |
| Pereskia grandifolia | rose cactus |
| Rhodiola rosea | rose root |
| Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichii | rose-plaid cactus; red cap |
| x Gasterhaworthia 'Royal Highness' | royal highness |
| Carnegia gigantea | Saguaro |
| Echinopsis (Trichocereus) pachanoi | San Pedro |
| Astrophytum asterias | sand dollar |
| Euphorbia fulgens | scarlet plume |
| Astrophytum asterias | sea urchin cactus |
| Lophocereus schottii | Senita |
| Mammillaria bombycina | silken pincushion |
| Parodia (Notocactus) scopa | silver ball |
| Crassula deltoidea | silver beads |
| Opuntia robusta | Silver Dollar Cactus |
| Sedum treleaseisilver sedum | Silver sedum |
| Ledebouria socialis 'Violacea' | silver squill |
| Mammillaria elongata | Silver Star Cactus" or Pink Nymph |
| Cleistocactus straussi | silver torch |
| Nyctocereus serpentinus | snake cactus |
| Sansevieria trifasciata | snake plant |
| Mammillaria Oliviae | Snowball Cactus |
| Mammillaria candida | snowball pincushion |
| Yucca elata | soaptree Yucca |
| Yucca aloifolia | Spanish bayonet |
| Portulacara afra | spekboom |
| Rhipsalis (Acanthorhipsalis) monacantha | spiny Rhipsalis |
| Pleiospilos | split rock |
| Bryophyllum pinnatum | sprouting leaf |
| Tephrocactus articulatus var. inermis | spruce cones |
| Opuntia strobiliformis | spruce cones |
| Opuntia versicolor | staghorn cholla |
| Astrophytum Myriostigma | Star Cactus |
| Orbea variegata | star flower |
| Astrophytum Capricone | Star of Capricorn |
| Stapelia hirsuta, Stapelia gigantea | starfish flower |
| Sedum | stonecrop |
| Lithops | stoneface, cleft stone |
| Engelmann’s Echinocereus Engelmannii | Strawberry Hedgehog |
| Senecio rowleyanus | string of beads |
| Crassula perfossa | string of buttons |
| Ceropegia linearis ssp. woodii | string of hearts |
| Senecio rowleyanus | string of pearls |
| Heliocereus speciosus | sun cactus |
| Notocactus Apricus | Sun cup |
| x Sedeveria 'Harry Butterfield' | super burro tail |
| Peniocereus Greggii | Sweet Potato |
| Opuntia bigelovii | teddy bear cholla |
| Echinocereus Dasyacanthus | Texas Rainbow |
| Schlumbergera truncata | Thanksgiving cactus |
| Mammillaria gracilis (M.fragilis) | thimble cactus |
| Tavaresia barklyi | thimble flower |
| Aloe variegata | tiger Aloe |
| Faucaria tigrina | tiger jaws |
| Orbea variegata | toad flower |
| Parodia aureispina | Tom Thumb |
| Parodia maassii | Tom Thumb cactus |
| Glottiphyllum | tongue leaf |
| Echinopsis (Trichocereus) spachianus | Torch Cactus |
| Trichocereus Spachianus | Torch Cereus |
| Selenicereus (Deamia) testudo | tortoise cactus |
| Crassula ovata 'Tricolor' | tricolored jade |
| Opuntia Phaeacantha | Tulip Prickly Pear |
| Opuntia dillenii | tuna |
| Opuntia streptacantha | tuna cardona |
| Melocactus | turk's cap cactus |
| Portulacaria afra 'Variegata' | variegated elephant bush |
| Fuurcaea selloa 'Marginata' | variegated false agave |
| Cissus quadrangularis | veld grape |
| Kalanchoe beharensis | velvet leaf; elephant ear |
| Cheiriodopsis candidissima | victory plant |
| Sedum acre | wall pepper |
| Echinocereus Enneacanthus | Warty Hedgehog |
| Crassula muscosa (C.lycopodioides) | watch chain plant |
| Hoya carnosa | wax plant |
| Parodia (Notocactus) haselbergii | white-web ball |
| Mammillaria geminispina | whitey |
| Gymnocalycium leeanum | yellow chin-cactus |
| Notocactus haselbergii | Yellow Pincushion cactus |
| Yucca baccata | yucca |
| Haworthia attenuata fa. caespitosa | zebra plant |
| Cryptocereus anthonyanus | Zig-zag cactus |
| Decaryia madagascariensis | Zig-zag plant |
| Pedilanthus tithymaloides var. smallii | Zig-zag plant |
| Schlumbergera truncata | Zygocactus |
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