Cacti Collection

Humboldt and his party collecting plant
Specimens at the foot of Mount Chimborazo. Detail from Plate 25 Voyage aux Regions Equinoxiales by Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)

Cochineal beetle, Dactylopius coccus, on a
Cochineal beetle, Dactylopius coccus (Coccus cacti) on a prickly pear cactus, Opuntia species. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Impressive Tall Cactus Grove and pot seller - Mexico
Impressive Tall Mexican Fence Post Cactus Grove (Pachycereus Marginatus) and a pot seller (carrying his wares on his back) - Mexico. Date: 1910s

A few varieties of Desert Cacti - USA. Date: 1933

The Indigenous Quarter at Harar, Ethiopia
circa 1910s

Cochineal cactus and Kermes oak
Cochineal cactus or Indian fig opuntia, Opuntia ficus-indica, with cochineal beetle, Dactylopius coccus. Kermes beetle, Kermes vermilio, with Kermes oak, Quercus coccifera

Hotel Bella Vista, Funchal, Madeira. Date: circa 1940

Cowboys (and a cowgirl), riding past some huge cacti in the American South West. Date: 1950s

Village of Pyrgos, Santorini, Greece. Date: circa 1940s

General view of Ouezzan (Ouazzane), Morocco
General view of Bab Fatah district, Ouezzan (Ouezzane, Ouazzane, Wazzan), Morocco. Date: circa 1910

Cactus - The Flower of the Desert - Arizona, USA Date: circa 1930s

Cactus Plants in Flower
Various cacti in flower Date: 1836-9

General view of Cana, Galilee, Northern Israel. Date: circa 1920

Plantae selectae cereus, night blooming cactus
Sketch 31 from a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Picture shows close up of flower

Hawaii - Delonix regia tree
Delonix regia - a species of flowering plant from the Fabaceae family, Caesalpinioideae subfamilia, noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of flowers

Echinopsis Multiplex, a succulent plant of the Cactaceae (cactus) family. The name derives from echinos, meaning hedgehog or sea urchin, and opsis, referring to the plants dense covering of spines

Scene in an art gallery, England
Silhouetted figures in an art gallery, England. circa 1970

Principality of Monaco (Monte Carlo) - Botanical Gardens
Principality of Monaco (Monte Carlo) - Exotic Botanical Gardens at the Tete du Chien (head of the dog), the hill which looms over Monaco. Date: 1923

Posada, Story of the Wolf and the Fox
Story of the Wolf and the Fox, originally a Brothers Grimm fairytale. Date: circa 1900s

Giant cactus in shape of cross, California, USA
Giant cactus in the shape of a cross, California, USA. Date: circa 1908

Accra scouts at weekend camp, Ghana, West Africa
Scouts of Troops 1-7, Accra, at a weekend camp, Ghana, West Africa. They have constructed real scout bush tents from woven palm leaves. Cacti can be seen in the foreground. Date: circa 1920s

Cactaceae - Cactus
Cactaceae: the Cactus tribe. Source: Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with groups and descriptions by Twining, Elizabeth, 1805-1889. Published by Sampson Low, Son, and Marston Date: 1868

Cultivating cacti, Paris 1857
Cultivating cacti in a greenhouse in Paris 1857. Date: 1857

Women carry vegetables through a cactus plantation - Israel (then under Ottoman control). Date: circa 1916

Superstitution Mountains, Apache Trail - Arizona, USA Date: circa 1920s

Giant Cacti (Sahuaro) - Arizona, USA Date: circa 1930s

Cholla Cactus - Arizona, USA Date: circa 1930s

Barrel cactus on the desert - Arizona, USA Date: circa 1930s

Candelabra and Century Cactus, Bermuda
Candelabra and Century Cactus varienties to be found on Bermuda. Date: circa 1909

Coquimbo, Chile
Illustration (p.366) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890

Echinocactus denudatus. Plate taken from Plantarum Rariorum, by H.F. Link and F.Otto

Cereus napoleonis, strawberry-pear
Plate 12 from Endlichers paradisus vindobonesis (1844-1860) by Anton Hartinger. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Cereus sp. cactus
Plate 31 from Plantae Selectae (1754) by Christoph Jakob Trew, (1750-1775). Painting by Georg Dionysius Ehret

Hylocereus triangularis, pitahaya fruit
Plate 510 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Selenicereus hamatus, Queen of the night
Plate 9 from the Fitch Collection. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This plant is native to Mexico

Geospiza scandens, common actus finch
A specimen of a common cactus finch (Geospiza scandens) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Cereus hexagonus, lady of the night cactus
Unsigned artwork from mid to late 1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Mammillaria elephantidens, elephants tooth
Illustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Echinocactus coptonogonus, cactus
Illustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Echinocacte hexaedrophorus
Illustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Mammillaria dolichocentra, cactus
Illustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Echinocactus horizonthalonius, devils head cactus
Illustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Echinocactus concinnus, sun cup
Illustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Harrisia sp. night-blooming cereus
Unsigned artwork from c. 1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Melocactus caroli-linnaei, melocactus
Illustration from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is thought to have been made by Simon Taylor (1742-1796)

Echinocactus erinaceus, cactus
Illustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Echinocactus myriostigma, bishops cap cactus
Illustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

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