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Rhipsalidopsis rosea, synonyms Hatiora rosea and Schlumbergera rosea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to south Brazil. It was first described, as Rhipsalis rosea, by Gustaf Lagerheim in 1912. It is one of the parents of the hybrid Rhipsalidopsis × graeseri, grown as the Easter or Whitsun cactus.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Rhipsalidopsis
- Family
- Cactaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Easter cactus en Pink star cactus
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