Cactaceae
Climbing cactus
Epiphyllum hookeri
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Epiphyllum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 紅柱曇花, 待宵孔雀, 长带昙花
- English
- Climbing cactus, Nightblooming cactus, Nopalillo de Hooker
- Japanese
- エピフィルム・ホーケリ
- Swedish
- Stjärnbladkaktus
Synonyms
- Cereus hookeri (Haw.) Pfeiff.
- Epiphyllum phyllanthus subsp. hookeri (Haw.) U.Guzmán
- Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. hookeri (Haw.) Kimnach
- Phyllocactus hookeri (Haw.) Salm-Dyck
- Phyllocactus hookeri (Haw.) Walp.
Flowers
- In flower
- April, July, September (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carlos A. Padrón P., CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert Lafond from Qu�bec, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Justin Leonard, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ángela Patricia Rojas Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Justin Leonard, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Benoit Indo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mauricio Soto David, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Manuel Campos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.