Pfeiffera monacantha (syn. Rhipsalis monacantha), the one‑spined wickerware cactus, is a species of epiphytic cactus, native to Bolivia and northwest Argentina. As its synonym Rhipsalis monacantha it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pfeiffera monacantha 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
- Lepismium cruciforme
- Epiphyllum phyllanthus
- Rhipsalis micrantha
- Rhipsalis paradoxa
- Rhipsalis elliptica
- Rhipsalis pachyptera
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Pfeiffera
- Species
- Pfeiffera monacantha
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