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Rhipsalis baccifera

mistletoe cactus
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Frank Vincentz (originally posted on Wikipedia)

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

mistletoe cactus

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Rhipsalis baccifera

Familia:

Cactaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Destacado por:

Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Often grown by enthusiasts in hanging baskets or coconuts. Grows naturally on trees. Grows in organic soil or in coconut husks.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

FNPS Plant Sales, Specialty Provider, Friends

Propagación:

Can be propagated from fragments or seeds.

Luz:

Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Epiphytic

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Hábitats nativos:

Found naturally on coastal berms and rockland hammocks. Suitable for planting in the subtropical Florida.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

This species is listed as Endangered in Florida. There was a reported sighting of it in Everglades National Park just before Hurricane Andrew (1992) by Roger Hammer and Jennifer Possley. Afterward, no plants were found. Dr. Frank Craighead was reported to have rescued parts of the plant and given it to a few friends for safekeeping. The plant has found its way into limited propagation but is rarely available for sale.  The species is not rare in the American tropics.
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Citas:

Chafin, L. G. (2000). Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Rhipsalis baccifera , Mistletoe cactus [in] Floristic Inventory of South Florida. ( https://regionalconservation.org/ircs/Database/plants/PlantPage.asp?TXCODE=Rhipbacc ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


North Carolina State Extension. (Undated). North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. ( https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/ ). North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University, Greensboro, NC.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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