Thanksgiving Cactus Latin Name, Thanksgiving Cactus Information Learn About Thanksgiving Cactus Plant Care

Description of thanksgiving cactus schlumbergera truncata.

Npr thanksgiving poem. You can identify it by the pointy teeth on the sides of each stem segment. Schlumbergera russelliana thanksgiving cactus is an ornamental flowering cactus. Common names for these cacti generally refer to their flowering season.

Along with the christmas cactus schlumbergera bridgesii and the easter cactus hatiora gaertneri the thanksgiving. It is called a leaf cactus but is not a true cactus. The genus name opuntia originated from the greek word opus a place in greece where cactus like plants grow.

The blooms on the easter cactus can be red white peach orange and even lavender. Rather it is an epiphyte those plants which live on other plants. In the northern hemisphere they are called christmas cactus thanksgiving cactus crab cactus and holiday cactus.

It has leafless green stems which act as photosynthetic organs. Schlumbergera truncata haw moran. This beautiful houseplant is also a forest type.

As you may be able to guess from the name the easter cactus is a cousin to the christmas cactus. In brazil the genus is referred to as flor de maio may flower reflecting the period in which they flower in the southern hemisphere. The stems are composed of strongly flattened segments which have a small number of notches along their edges.

It also goes by zygocactus. However this kind of plant is native to drier forests than its christmas cousin. Most commercial cultivars of holiday cactus are schlumbergera truncata commonly known as thanksgiving cactus or zygocactus.

Popular varieties and subspecies of bunny ear cactus plants. The x indicates that it is an interspecific hybrid. Thanksgiving cactus schlumbergera truncata was once commonly called the crab claw cactus or crab cactus before it started being marketed around turkey day.

The leaves are broad and flat with slight serrations on the edges in the thanksgiving vs. Thanksgiving cactus holiday cactus crab cactus claw cactus linkleaf yoke cactus synonyms. Individual segments are about 15 inches long by 08 inches wide.

The correct latin name for christmas cactus is schlumbergera x buckleyi. Schlumbergera truncata is the thanksgiving cactus. Schlumbergera truncata haw moran shlumbergera truncata zygocactus truncatus zygocactus truncatus haw kschum.

Christmas cactus which has smoother.