TEXAS = stat în S.U.A., cu o suprafaþã de 692.100 kmp. Centrul administrativ: Austin. Flora cactaceae reprezentatã prin: Ariocarpus fissuratus ºi asterias; Coryphantha sulcata; Echinocactus horizontalonius ºi texensis; Echinocereus berlandieri, chisoensis, chloranthus, enneacanthus, papillosus, pectinatus, pentalophus, reichenbachii, strami-neus, triglochidiatus ºi viridiflorus; Echinomastus mariposensis; Epithelontha micromeris; Escobaria emskoetteriana, minima, missouriensis, runyonii, strabiliformis ºi vivipora; Ferocactus hamatocanthus ºi wislizani; Lophophora williamsii; Opuntia compressa, fragilis, polyacantha, rufiola ºi vio-lacea; Peniocereus greggii; Sclerocactus scheerii ºi uncinatus; Thelocactus bicolor ºi setispinus; Wilcoxia poselgeri ºi peste 10 specii de Mammillaria.