cactaceae

Xerophytic plants of the families cactaceae, agavaceae, euforbiaceae and moraceae predominate.

Cuban cactus scrub 2008

It has evergreen and deciduous trees with two stories of trees 12-15 and 5-10 m high, some thorny shrubs, columnar or arborescent cactaceae, other succulents, herbaceae, epiphytes and dry lianas.

Cuban dry forests 2008

Notable cactaceae include: Acanthocereus tetragonus, Cereus hexagonus, Opuntia eliator, Pilosocereus lanuginosus, and others.

Paraguana xeric scrub 2007

Some endemic cactaceae are Monvillea diffusa and Opuntia sp.

Ecuadorian dry forests 2007

The most striking and characteristic part of this widely varied vegetation are the cactaceae -- strange, leafless, old-fashioned plants with beautiful flowers and fruit, in every way able and admirable.

Steep Trails John Muir 1876

Mezquite, juniper, and "black-jack" oaks grow in groves or spinneys; while standing apart may be observed the arborescent jucca -- the "dragon-tree" of the Western world, towering above an underwood unlike any other, composed of _cactaceae_ in all the varieties of cereus, cactus, and echinocactus.

The Death Shot A Story Retold Mayne Reid 1850

And here he will see only the sterile treeless plain; or, if trees meet his eye, they will be such as but strengthen the impression of sterility -- some scrambling mezquite bushes, clumps of cactaceae, perhaps the spheroidal form of a melocactus, or yucca, with its tufts of rigid leaves -- the latter resembling bunches of bayonets rising above the musket "stacks" on a military parade ground.

The Death Shot A Story Retold Mayne Reid 1850

On the Andes he had observed the agaves, the cycads, and cactaceae -- all strange to the eye of a Russian.

Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Mayne Reid 1850

Since his arrival on Texan ground, he had devoted much attention to the study of the _cactaceae_; and now having reached Mexico, the home of these singular endogens, he might be said to have gone cactus-mad.

The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850