Top native globular cacti
42 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Horse Crippler Cactus
Homalocephala texensis
caterpillars
1
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Mojave Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus polyancistrus
caterpillars
1
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California Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus
bees
7
food
2
flowers
10
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San Diego Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus viridescens
bees
5
flowers
5
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Devilshead
Echinocactus horizonthalonius
bees
1
flowers
1
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Silver Cluster Cactus
Mammillaria prolifera
food
1
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Columbia Plateau Cactus
Pediocactus nigrispinus
flowers
17
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Whipple's Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus whipplei
flowers
10
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Spinystar
Escobaria vivipara
flowers
8
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Peninsular Fishhook Cactus
Cochemiea dioica
flowers
3
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Sand-dollar Cactus
Astrophytum asterias
flowers
2
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Pariette Cactus
Sclerocactus brevispinus
flowers
2
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Graham's Nipple Cactus
Cochemiea grahamii
flowers
1
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Mountain Ball Cactus
Pediocactus simpsonii
flowers
1
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Miniature Barrel Cactus
Hamatocactus setispinus
flowers
1
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Cottontop Cactus
Homalocephala polycephala
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Missouri Foxtail Cactus
Escobaria missouriensis
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Common Fishhook Cactus
Cochemiea tetrancistra
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Smallflower Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus parviflorus
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Johnson's Beehive Cactus
Echinomastus johnsonii
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Desert Spinystar
Escobaria chlorantha
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Turk's Head
Hamatocactus hamatacanthus
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Cushion Foxtail Cactus
Escobaria alversonii
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Carpet Foxtail Cactus
Escobaria sneedii
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Peyote
Lophophora williamsii
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Colorado Hookless Cactus
Sclerocactus glaucus
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Wright's Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus wrightiae
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Clover's Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus cloverae
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Brady's Pincushion Cactus
Pediocactus bradyi
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Mesa Verde Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae
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Siler's Pincushion Cactus
Pediocactus sileri
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Sclerocactus dawsoniae
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Desert Valley Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus spinosior
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Navajo Pincushion Cactus
Pediocactus peeblesianus
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Great Basin Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus pubispinus
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Kaibab Pincushion Cactus
Pediocactus paradinei
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Nye County Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus nyensis
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Hester's Corycactus
Escobaria hesteri
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Blaine Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus blainei
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Siler's Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus sileri
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San Andres Mountain Foxtail Cactus
Escobaria sandbergii
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Schlesser's Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus schlesseri