ON THIS PLANT
Pereskia sacharosa, synonym Rhodocactus sacharosa, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native from Bolivia and west-central Brazil to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Like all species in the genus Pereskia and unlike most cacti, it has persistent leaves. It was first described in 1879.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Rhodocactus
- Family
- Cactaceae
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