The book provides extensive information and useful advice both for beginners interested in the world of these amazing plants, and for experienced amateurs, experts of the Cactaceae family. Over 90 genera and 460 of the most decorative and popular species are considered in descriptions accompanied by color photographs. The introductory part of the book gives a brief overview of these exotic plants, including important information on distribution in nature, growing patterns, history and the latest changes in their classification. The text, in addition to illustrations, is supplemented by climate charts and, in some cases, geographical maps. Readers of this book will be able to build a deeper understanding of what cacti are, the adaptive ability of these plants, how they began to be grown by humans, as well as learn about curious facts related to their discoveries in nature and the origin of the names. Descriptions of each genus and species are short, but informative and contain information about the places of growth, cultivation features, classification problems, as well as local names and synonyms. The book's texts are easily read, which promotes their access to a wide range of readers, and the cactus care data makes the book even more useful to collectors, gardeners and all those interested in the world of succulents.