#succulent a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
supertype: vascular_plant__tracheophyte green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
subtype: Hottentot_fig__Hottentot's_fig__sour_fig__Carpobrotus_edulis__Mesembryanthemum_edule low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
subtype: livingstone_daisy__livingstonedaisy__Dorotheanthus_bellidiformis low-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves covered in papillae that resemble small crystals
subtype: lithops__living_stone__stoneface__stoneplant__stone_life_face__flowering_stone any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
subtype: living_granite__living_rock__stone_mimicry_plant__stonemimicryplant highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with gray-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South Africa
subtype: cactus any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World
subtype: pitahaya_cactus__pitahaya__Acanthocereus_tetragonus__Acanthocereus_pentagonus cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit
subtype: rattail_cactus__rat's-tail_cactus__Aporocactus_flagelliformis commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days
subtype: living_rock__Ariocarpus_fissuratus usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States
subtype: saguaro__sahuaro__Carnegiea_gigantea extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit
subtype: night-blooming_cereus any of several cacti of the genus Cereus
subtype: coryphantha a cactus of the genus Coryphantha
subtype: echinocactus__barrel_cactus any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil
subtype: hedgehog_cactus cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines
subtype: golden_barrel_cactus__Echinocactus_grusonii large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines
subtype: hedgehog_cereus cactus of the genus Echinocereus
subtype: rainbow_cactus a stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico
subtype: epiphyllum__orchid_cactus any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers
subtype: barrel_cactus a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits
subtype: Easter_cactus__Hatiora_gaertneri__Schlumbergera_gaertneri spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera
subtype: night-blooming_Hylocereus_cactus__night-blooming_cereus any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus
subtype: Lemaireocereus_chichipe__chichipe tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit
subtype: mezcal__mescal__peyote__Lophophora_williamsii a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
subtype: mammillaria any cactus of the genus Mammillaria
subtype: feather_ball__featherball__mammillariaplumosa a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines; northeastern Mexico
subtype: garambulla_cactus__garambulla__Myrtillocactus_geometrizans arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit
subtype: Knowlton's_cactus__Pediocactus_knowltonii small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species
subtype: nopal any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears
subtype: prickly_pear_cactus__prickly_pear__pricklypear cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock
subtype: Opuntia_lindheimeri__nopal cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits
subtype: Opuntia_tuna__tuna tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear; Jamaica
subtype: Opuntia_cholla__cholla arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico
subtype: mistletoe_cactus a plant of the genus Rhipsalis
subtype: Christmas_cactus__Schlumbergera_buckleyi__Schlumbergera_baridgesii epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter
subtype: night-blooming_Selenicereus_cactus__night-blooming_cereus any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus
subtype: queen_of_the_night__Selenicereus_grandiflorus tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits
subtype: crab_cactus__Thanksgiving_cactus__Zygocactus_truncatus__Schlumbergera_truncatus South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera
subtype: aloe succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
subtype: cape_aloe__Aloe_ferox much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves
subtype: burn_plant__Aloe_vera very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants
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