Moon Cactus

Harrisia martinii, commonly called the Martin applecactus, is a species of night-blooming, rope-like cacti native to South America. With large showy flowers that attract the hawk moth, it is considered by some a useful landscape plant in areas that do not freeze.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Moon Cactus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Harrisia bonplandii
• Harrisia pomanensis
• Harrisia tortuosa
• Harrisia adscendens
• Opuntia aurantiaca
• Opuntia retrorsa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Harrisia

Species

Harrisia martinii

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