Cactaceae

Mooncactus

Harrisia martinii (Labour.) Britton

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Harrisia

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Mooncactus (Harrisia martinii) — FlowerPhoto: Thomaz Ricardo Favreto Sinani, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

arz: هاريسيا مارتينى
Chinese: 新桥柱
English: Mooncactus

Synonyms

Cereus martinii Labour.
Cereus martinii var. perviridis Weing.
Eriocereus martinii (Labour.) Riccob.
Eriocereus perviridis (Weing.) Backeb.
Harrisia perviridis (Weing.) Borg

Flowers

In flower: October to April (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Thomaz Ricardo Favreto Sinani, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: AdventureLisa, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: K. Musálem, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tomás Tamagno, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Ruth Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mary Emily Eaton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: PierreBraun, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mercedes di Pasquo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ruth Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.