Ball cactus
# Ball cactus

The term ball cactus is usually applied to the species of:

It has also been applied to any ball-shaped cactus, notably plants from all of the following genera:

| Coryphantha Echinocactus Echinomastus  Escobaria | Gymnocalycium  Mammillaria Melocactus Pediocactus | Turbinicarpus |
| - | - | - |

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
