Crab Cactus (Schlumbergera truncata)

Crab Cactus, a reference photo — Photo: Hooker, William Jackson, Sir Blackwood, William, publisher; Cadell, Thomas, publisher; Swan, Joseph, engraver · Public domain

Schlumbergera truncata, the false Christmas cactus, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to a small area of the coastal mountains of south-eastern Brazil where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist forests. It is the parent or one of the parents of the houseplants called Christmas cactus, Thanksgiving cactus or zygocactus, among other names.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Crab 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

Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri
Disocactus ackermannii
Rhipsalis elliptica

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Schlumbergera
Species: Schlumbergera truncata

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