Cactus

Cactus Temporal range: 35–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Eocene - Recent
Various Cactaceae
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Faimily:	Cactaceae Juss.[1]
Subfaimilies
Cactoideae Maihuenioideae Opuntioideae Pereskioideae
Synonyms[2]
Opuntiaceae Desv. Leuchtenbergiaceae Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.

A cactus (plural: cacti, cactuses, or cactus)^[3] is a member o the plant faimily Cactaceae within the order Caryophyllales.

1. ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 6 Julie 2013.
2. ↑ http://www.gbif.org/species/2519
3. ↑ "cactus", Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, retrieved 13 Februar 2012