Cactaceae
Cactus
Gymnocalycium horstii
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Gymnocalycium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 海王锦
- English
- Cactus
Plant problems
Christmas cactus leaves limp and wrinkled: causes and fixesLimp, wrinkled Christmas cactus stems can signal dry mix or damaged roots. Check moisture before choosing watering or root-rescue steps.
Christmas cactus buds falling off: causes and fixesChristmas cactus buds falling off? Learn the likely causes and how steady temperatures, careful watering and fewer moves can protect remaining buds.
Photos
Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joe Bowman, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Petar43, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Petar43, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Petar43, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anton Gomez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.