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The term ball cactus is usually applied to the species of:
- Parodia (syn. Notocactus), a South American cactus genus often kept as houseplants
It has also been applied to any ball-shaped cactus, notably plants from all of the following genera:
And more specifically to:
- Escobaria missouriensis, the Missouri foxtail cactus or common ball cactus
- Escobaria vivipara, the spinystar or purple ball cactus
- Gymnocalycium mihanovichii, the ruby ball or "moon" cactus
- Parodia leninghausii, the golden ball cactus or lemon ball cactus
- Parodia magnifica, the ball cactus or balloon cactus
- Parodia scopa, the silver ball cactus
- Pediocactus simpsonii, the mountain ball cactus
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