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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Caryophyllales — thecacti and related plants.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Diadre, D. (2004) Michel Scheidweiler y Henri Galeotti, los padres del género Ariocarpus (Cactaceae).
Did You Know? Trade in Mexico's cacti grew in the 1840s 2008
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Diadre, D. (2004) Michel Scheidweiler y Henri Galeotti, los padres del género Ariocarpus (Cactaceae).
Did You Know? Trade in Mexico's cacti grew in the 1840s 2008
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Diadre, D. (2004) Michel Scheidweiler y Henri Galeotti, los padres del género Ariocarpus (Cactaceae).
Did You Know? Trade in Mexico's cacti grew in the 1840s 2008
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The cactus family (Cactaceae) has more than 1,000 different species.
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The cactus family (Cactaceae) has more than 1,000 different species.
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The ecoregion is widely recognized for its diversity and high levels of endemism in Cactaceae.
Chihuahuan desert 2008
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The vegetation includes 3-8 meters (m) - high thorn scrubs with the following dominant families: Cactaceae, Leguminosae, and Capparidaceae (Huber 1997).
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Cactaceae (Trichocereus and Cereus) and Bromeliacea (Dyckia, Deuterochonia, Tillandsia) are more abundant in the northern part of this ecoregion.
Argentine Monte 2007
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The most important plant component of this Ecoregion is the several species of Cactaceae which act as important resources for local fauna.
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SHABBIR, M. and ZAMAN, A. (1968) Chemical investigation of the flowers of Opuntia elatior (Cactaceae).
Chapter 5 1953
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