PLANTS Profile for Schlumbergera truncata (false Christmas cactus)

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PLANTS Profile

Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran
false Christmas cactus

Symbol:

SCTR2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

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Photo of Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran

Zygocactus truncatus

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Images:
Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran

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Synonyms:
Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran

	EPTR5	Epiphyllum truncatum Haw.
	ZYTR	Zygocactus truncatus (Haw.) K. Schum.

Distribution:
Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran


View Native Status

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USA (HI)

Related Taxa:
Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 1 species in Schlumbergera

Classification:
Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus	Schlumbergera Lem. – schlumbergera
Species	Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran – false Christmas cactus

Introduced Information:
Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19870.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 06:03 AM CDT