Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri
Species of cactus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, synonyms Schlumbergera gaertneri and Hatiora gaertneri,[1] is a species of epiphytic cactus which belongs to the tribe Rhipsalideae within the subfamily Cactoideae of the Cactaceae. Together with the hybrid with R. rosea, Rhipsalidopsis × graeseri, it is known, in English speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, as Easter cactus or Whitsun cactus and is a widely cultivated ornamental plant. It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
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Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Rhipsalidopsis |
Species: | R. gaertneri |
Binomial name | |
Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri (K.Schum.) Linding. | |
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