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Here are common name equivalents arranged alphabetically by their common names firstCommon NameAgave cactusAir plant Aloe yucca Angora bunny ears Arabian wax cissus Arizona queen of the night Baby burro tail Baby toes Banana Yucca Barrel cactus Baseball bat Bear grass Bear's paw Beaver tail Big-needle vine Bird's nest cactus Bird's nest snake plant Bishop's cap Black fingers Black rose Blue aloe Blue barrel cactus Blue candle Blue chalk sticks Boojum tree Botterboom Bottle palm Bowstring hemp Boxing glove Brain cactus Brain cactus Brain plant Brittle Prickly Pear Buckhorn Cholla Bunny ears Burn plant Burro tail Calico hearts Candle plant Cane cholla Cape Blanco sedum Cardon Cat & kittens Catapiller cactus Cat's whiskers Century plant Chalk rose Chenille plant Chin-cactus Cholla Christmas cactus Christmas cheer Cinnamon cactus Cirio Claret cup cactus Cleft stone Climbing aloe Climbing onion Cob Cacti Cobweb houseleek Cocoon plant Coral aloe Corncob cactus Coville's barrel Cowhorn Cow's tongue Crab cactus Creeping devil cactus Crown cactus Crown of thorns Curiosity plant Dead man's fingers Desert rose Devil's backbone Diamond Cholla Dog-tail cactus Dominoes Donkey tail Donkie vygie Dragon tree Dragon's blood sedum Dragon's blood tree Drunkard's dream Dumpling cactus Dutchman's pipe Dwarf Snowball Eagle claws Easter cactus Easter-lily cactus Elephant bush Elephant ear Elephant foot Elephant tooth cactus Elephant tree Elkhorn Elkhorn plant Emerald idol Fairy washboard False aloe Fame flower Fan aloe Feather cactus Finger-mound Fire barrel Fish bone cactus Fishook barrel cactus Fishook cactus Fragrant moondrops Frankincense Ghost plant Giant crown of thorns hybrid Giant Dagger Cholla Giant false agave Giant velvet rose Golden barrel Golden rat tail Golden sedum Golden stars Gooseberry plant Green platters Green rose buds Grizzly bear Halfmens Hatchet cactus Hedgehog cactus Hedgehog Prickly Pear Hen & chicks Hindu rope plant Hoary navelwort Holiday cactus Honey Mike Honeysuckle cactus Houseleek Ice plant Ice plant Impala lily Inchworm plant Indian corncob Indian fig Irish mittens Jade plant Jelly beans Jewel plant Jeweled crown Joseph's coat Joshua tree Jumping cholla Karroo rose King of the night Lace-spine cactus Lady finger cactus Leather leaf Lemon ball Lemon vine Life-saver plant Lion's tongue Living rocks Living stone cactus Living stones Livingstone daisy Lizard tail Madagascar palm Medicine aloe Medusa's head Mexican living rock Mexican snowball Milk bush Miniature Joshua tree Miniature pine tree Miracle leaf Missouri Pincushion Mistletoe cactus Mole plant Moss rose Mother of thousands Mother-in-law's tongue Mountain Ball Cactus Mountain cereus Mustache plant Myrrh Myrtle cactus Navelwort Necklace vine Night blooming cereus Night blooming cereus Night blooming cereus Night blooming cereus Nipple cactus Ocotillo October plant Octongue Old lady cactus Old lady cactus Old man cactus Old man of the Andes Old man's bones Orchid cactus Organ pipe Organ pipe cactus Orpine Owls eyes Paddle plant Painted lady Panda plant Paperspine cactus Parry's Century Plant Partridge breast aloe Peanut cactus Pearl aloe Pencil leaf Pencil leaf Pencil plant Penwiper plant Peppermint stick Peruvian old man Peyote Pickle plant Pincushion cactus Pink ball cactus Pin-wheel Plaid cactus Plain chin-cactus Plover eggs Poinsettia Polka dots Pony tail Popcorn cactus Powder puff Pregnant onion Pregnant plant Prickly pear Princess pine Prism cactus Propeller plant Purple Fruit Prickly Pear Purslane Queen agave Queen of the night Rainbow bush Rainbow cactus Rat-tail cactus Rattlesnake tail Red cap Red headed Irishman Redbird cactus Rosary vine Rose cactus Rose root Rose-plaid cactus Royal Highness Saguaro San Pedro Sand dollar Scarlet plume Sea urchin cactus Senita Silken pincushion Silver ball Silver beads Silver sedum Silver squill Silver torch Smooth Prickly Pear Snake cactus Snake plant Snowball pincushion Soaptree Yucca Spanish bayonet Spekboom Spider cactus Spiny Rhipsalis Split rock Sprouting leaf Spruce cones Staghorn cholla Star flower Starfish flower Starfish flower Stonecrop Stoneface String of beads String of buttons String of hearts String of pearls Sun cactus Super burro tail Teddy bear cholla Thanksgiving cactus Thimble cactus Thimble flower Tiger aloe Tiger jaws Toad flower Tom Thumb Tom Thumb cactus Tongue leaf Tortoise cactus Tricolored jade Tuna Tuna cardona Turk's cap cactus Variegated elephant bush Variegated false agave Veld grape Velvet leaf Victory plant Wall paper Watch chain plant Wax plant White-web ball Whitey Yellow chin-cactus Zebra plant Zig-zag cactus Zig-zag plant Zig-zag plant Zygocactus Scientific NameLeuchtenbergia principisBryophyllum Yucca aloifolia Opuntia microdasys var. albata Cissus rotundifolia Peniocereus greggi Sedum Burrito Fenestraria rhopalophylla Yucca baccata Ferocactus echinocactus Sansevieria hallii Nolina Cotyledon tomentosa Opuntia basilaris Acanthoccereus pentagonus Mammillaria camptotricha Sansevieria trifasciata 'Hahnii' Astrophytum myriostigma Puna clavarioides Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop' Aloe brevifolia Ferocactus glaucescens Pilosocereus pachycladus (P.azureus) Senecio serpens Fouquiera (Idria) columnaris Tylecodon paniculatum Beaucarnea recurvata Sansevieria hyacinthoides Opuntia fulgida var. mamillata 'Monstrosa' Echinofossulocactus Mammillaria elongata 'Cristata' Euphorbia lactea 'Cristata' Opuntia fragilis Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa Opuntia microdasys Aloe succotrina Sedum morganianum Adromischus trigynus Senecio articulatus Opuntia spinosior Sedum spathulifolium ssp. Pruinosum Pachycereus pringlei Sempervivum Stenocereus (Machaerocereus) eruca Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri 'Makoyana' Agave Dudleya brittonii Echeveria pulvinata Gymnocalycium Cylindropuntia x imbricata Schlumbergera bridgesii Sedum rubrotinctum Opuntia microdasys var. rufida Fouquiera (Idria) columnaris Echinocereus triglochidiatus Lithops Aloe ciliaris Bowiea volubulis Echinopsis (Lobivia) Sempervivum arachnoideum Senecio haworthii Aloe Striata Euphorbia mammillaris Ferocactus covillei Euphorbia grandicornis Opuntia engelmannii var. Lindheimeri 'linguiformis' Schlumbergera truncata Stenocereus (Machaerocereus) eruca Rebutia Euphorbia millii var. splendens Cereus jacamaru 'monstrosus' Puna clavarioides Adenium obesum Pedilanthus tithymaloides var. smallii Cylindropuntia ramosissima Selenicereus (Deamia) testudo Opuntia erectoclada Sedum morganianum Mestoklema tuberosa Dracaena Sedum spurium Dracaena draco Hatiora salicornioides Lophophora williamsii Epiphyllum oxypetalum Escobaria sneedii Echinocactus horizonthalonius Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri Echinopsis multiplex Portulacara afra Kalanchoe beharensis Dioscorea (Testudaria) elephantipes Coryphantha elephantidens Pacycormis discolor Euphorbia lactea 'Cristata' Rhombophyllum dolabriforme Opuntia cylindrica Haworthia attenuata fa. Caespitosa Hesperaloe parviflora Talinum Aloe plicatilis Mammillaria plumosa Mammillaria (Dolichothele) longimamma Ferocactus cylindraceus Cryptocereus anthonyanus Sclerocactus parviflorus Mammillaria microcarpa Disocactus (Pseudorhipsalis) macranthus Boswellia Graptopetalum paraguayense Euphorbia x lomi Grusonia clavata v. major Furcraea gigantea Aeonium canariense Echinocactus grusonii Cleistocactus winteri (Hildewinteria aureispinus) Sedum nussbaumerianum Mammillaria elongata Senecio herreanus Aeonium tabulaeforme Greenovia aurea Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea Pachypodium namaquanum Pelecyphora aselliformis Echinocereus Opuntia erinacaea Sempervivum Hoya carnosa 'Compacta' Cotyledon barbeyi Schlumbergera Opuntia microdasys 'Lutea' Disocactus (Pseudorhipsalis) macranthus Sempervivum Hylotelephium spectabile Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Adenium swazicum Kleinia pendula Euphorbia mammillaris 'variegata' Opuntia ficus-indica Opuntia monacantha Crassula ovata Senecio pachyphyllum x Pachyveria haagei x Pachyveria scheideckeri 'Cristata' Opuntia monacantha 'Variegata' Yucca brevifolia Opuntia fulgida Lapidaria margaretae Selenicereus pteranthus Mammillaria lasiacantha Mammillaria elongata Drimiopsis botryoides Parodia (Notocactus) submammulosus Pereskia aculeata Huernia zebrina Opuntia schickendantzii Pleiospilos Ariocarpus fissuratus Lithops Dorotheanthus bellidiformis x Gasteraloe beguinii Pachypodium lamerei Aloe succotrina Euphorbia caput-medusae Ariocarpus fissuratus Echeveria elegans Euphorbia Sedum multiceps Crassula tetragona Bryophyllum Escobaria missouriensis Rhipsalis baccifera Euphorbia lathyrus Portulacara Bryophyllum daigremontianum Sansevieria trifasciata Pediocactus simpsonii Oreocereus fossulatus Aloe suprafoliata Commiphora Myrtillocactus geometrizans Umbilicus Crassula perforata Cereus jacamaru Epiphyllum oxypetalum Hylocereus undatus Selenicereus grandiflorus Mammillaria Fouquiera splendens Hylotelephium sieboldii Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa Espostoa lanata Mammillaria hahniana Cephalocereus senilis Oreocereus celsianus Sedum divergens Epiphyllum hybrids Pachycereus marginatus Stenocereus thurberi Hylotelephium telephium Mammillaria parkinsonii Kalanchoe thyrsiflora Echeveria derenbergii Kalanchoe tomentosa Tephrocactus articulatus Agave parryi Aloe variegata Echinopsis chamaecereus (Chamaecereus silvestrii) x Gasteraloe beguinii Gasteria bicolor 'Caespitosa' Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa Euphorbia tirucalli Kalanchoe marmorata Kleinia gregori Espostoa lanata Lophophora williamsii Kleinia obesa (Senecio deflersii) Mammillaria Parodia (Notocactus) rutilans Aeonium haworthii Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichii Gymnocalycium mihanovichii Adromischus cooperi Euphorbia pulcherrima Opuntia microdasys var. albispina Beaucarnea recurvata Rhipsalis warmingiana Mammillaria bocasana Ornithogalum longibracteatum (O.caudatum) Bryophyllum delagoense Opuntia Crassula muscosa 'Pseudolycopodiodes' Leuchtenberbia principis Crassula perfoliata var. minor (C.falcata) Opuntia phaeacantha Portulaca Agave victoriae-reginae Selenicereus grandiflorus Portulacaria afra 'Variegata tricolor' Echinocereus dasayacanthus Aporocactus flagelliformis Crassula barkleyi (C.teres) Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichii Mammillaria spinosissima Pedilanthus tithymaloides Crasslua rupestris Pereskia grandifolia Rhodiola rosea Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichii x Gasterhaworthia 'Royal Highness' Carnegia gigantea Echinopsis (Trichocereus) pachanoi Astrophytum asterias Euphorbia fulgens Astrophytum asterias Lophocereus schottii Mammillaria bombycina Parodia (Notocactus) scopa Crassula deltoidea Sedum treleasei Ledebouria socialis 'Violacea' Cleistocactus straussi Opuntia humifusa Nyctocereus serpentinus Sansevieria trifasciata Mammillaria candida Yucca elata Yucca aloifolia Portulacara afra Gymnocalycium Rhipsalis (Acanthrohipsalis) monacantha Pleiospilos Byrophyllum pinnatum Tephrocactus articulatus var. inermis (Opuntia strobiliformis) Opuntia versicolor Orbea variegata Stapelia gigantea Stapelia hirsura Sedum Lithops Senecio rowleyanus Crassula perfossa Ceropegia linearis ssp. woodii Senecio rowleyanus 'String of Pearls' Heliocereus speciosus x Sedeveria 'Harry Butterfield' Opuntia bigelovii Schlumbergera truncata Mammillaria gracilis (M.fragilis) Tavaresia barklyi Aloe variegata Faucaria tigrina Orbea variegata Parodia aureispina Parodia maassii Glottiphyllum Selenicereus (Deamia) testudo Crassula ovata 'Tricolor' Opuntia dillenii Opuntia streptacantha Melocactus Portulacaria afra 'Variegata' Fuurcaea selloa 'Marginata' Cissus quandrangularis Kalanchoe beharensis Cheiriodopsis candidissima Sedum acre Crassula muscosa (C.lycopopdioides) Hoya carnosa Parodia (Notocactus) haselbergii Mammillaria geminispina Gymnocalcium leeanum Haworthia attenuata fa. caespitosa Cryptocereus anthonyanus Decaryia madagascariensis Pedilanthus tithymaloides var. smallii Schlumbergera truncata |