Cactaceae
Cactus
Lobivia backebergii
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Lobivia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 牡丹丸
- English
- Cactus
- Persian
- اکینوپسیس بکبرگی
- Russian
- Эхинопсис Бакеберга
- Swedish
- Rosensjöborrekaktus
Synonyms
- Echinopsis backebergii Werderm.
- Echinopsis backebergii subsp. wrightiana (Backeb.) M.Lowry
- Lobivia backebergiana Y.Itô
- Lobivia backebergii subsp. wrightiana (Backeb.) Rausch
- Lobivia backebergii subsp. zecheri (Rausch) Rausch
- Lobivia backebergii subsp. zecheri (Rausch) Rausch ex G.D.Rowley
- Lobivia backebergii var. oxyalabastra (Cárdenas & Rausch) Rausch
- Lobivia backebergii var. winteriana (F.Ritter) Rausch
- Lobivia backebergii var. wrightiana (Backeb.) Rausch
- Lobivia backebergii var. zecheri (Rausch) Rausch
- Lobivia hertrichiana f. divaricata (F.Ritter) J.Ullmann
- Lobivia oxyalabastra Cárdenas & Rausch
- Lobivia winteriana F.Ritter
- Lobivia wrightiana Backeb.
- Lobivia wrightiana var. winteriana (F.Ritter) Rausch
- Lobivia zecheri Rausch
- Lobivia zencheri Rausch
- Neolobivia divaricata F.Ritter
- Neolobivia winteriana (F.Ritter) F.Ritter
- Neolobivia wrightiana (Backeb.) Y.Itô
Flowers
- In flower
- October to December (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Plant problems
Christmas cactus leaves limp and wrinkled: causes and fixesLimp, wrinkled Christmas cactus stems can signal dry mix or damaged roots. Check moisture before choosing watering or root-rescue steps.
Christmas cactus buds falling off: causes and fixesChristmas cactus buds falling off? Learn the likely causes and how steady temperatures, careful watering and fewer moves can protect remaining buds.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Emily Turteltaub Nelson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alejandro Bruno Miranda-Calle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: René Alejandro Moscoso Miranda, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alejandro Bruno Miranda-Calle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: René Alejandro Moscoso Miranda, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David F. Belmonte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul Kaluschke, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Kaluschke, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Liliana Boada, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mats Winberg, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Succu, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alejandro Bruno Miranda-Calle, 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). About our plant data.