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Climbing cactus
Epiphyllum phyllanthus
About
Epiphyllum phyllanthus, commonly known as the climbing cactus, is a species of epiphytic cacti. It has no leaves, instead having stems that photosynthesise. It is thought to be pollinated by hawkmoths, as the flowers only open at night and produce a strong fragrance.
- Family
- Cactaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Epiphyllum phyllanthus
- Slug
- epiphyllum-phyllanthus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Epiphyllum
- Species
- phyllanthus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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