PLANTS Profile for Epiphyllum hookeri (climbing cactus)

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PLANTS Profile

Epiphyllum hookeri (Link & Otto) Haw.
climbing cactus

Symbol:

EPHO2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I

More Information:

Images:
Epiphyllum hookeri (Link & Otto) Haw.

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Synonyms:
Epiphyllum hookeri (Link & Otto) Haw.

EPPHH

Epiphyllum phyllanthus (L.) Haw. var. hookeri (Link & Otto) Kimn.

climbing cactus

Distribution:
Epiphyllum hookeri (Link & Otto) Haw.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Epiphyllum hookeri (Link & Otto) Haw.

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 5 species in Epiphyllum

Classification:
Epiphyllum hookeri (Link & Otto) Haw.

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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	Epiphyllum Haw. – climbing cactus
Species	Epiphyllum hookeri (Link & Otto) Haw. – climbing cactus

Introduced Information:
Epiphyllum hookeri (Link & Otto) Haw.

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:
Epiphyllum hookeri (Link & Otto) Haw.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

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

Time Generated: 10/12/2008 10:59 PM MDT