Rankings

Fifteen cacti ranked by wild population count, IUCN status, and habitat loss rate. From Mammillaria herrerae (~430 wild plants in less than a square kilometre) to the recovered Sclerocactus tobuschii on the Edwards Plateau, with verified data on every entry.

Mature seed grown Copiapoa cinerea of 30+ years cultivation routinely clear $10,000 to $15,000 and beyond in the specialist collector market. Why decades of growth command those numbers, which other genera reach four figures legitimately, and what April 2026 eBay shows for the entry-level market.