Cactaceae
Christmas cactus
Schlumbergera truncata
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Schlumbergera
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Common names
By language (12)
- arz
- شلمبرجيرا ترونكاتا
- Chinese
- 蟹爪兰, 蟹爪蘭, 花螃蟹, 仙人指, 白花蟹爪, 蟹爪, 红花蟹爪
- English
- Christmas cactus, False Christmas cactus
- Estonian
- Harilik jõulukaktus
- Japanese
- カニバサボテン, カニサボテン
- Lithuanian
- Tikrasis plokštenis, Kalėdinis kaktusas, Velykinis kaktusas
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Julekaktus
- Persian
- کاکتوس کریسمس
- Polish
- Szlumbergera ucięta
- Portuguese
- Flor-de-maio
- Serbian
- Божићни кактус
- Swedish
- Novemberkaktus
Synonyms
- Cactus truncatus (Haw.) Link
- Cereus truncatus (Haw.) Sweet
- Epiphyllum altensteinii Pfeiff.
- Epiphyllum bridgesii Lem.
- Epiphyllum delicatum N.E.Br.
- Epiphyllum elegans Cels ex C.F.Först.
- Epiphyllum guedneyrii Houllet
- Epiphyllum purpurascens Lem.
- Epiphyllum ruckeri Paxton
- Epiphyllum ruckerianum Lem.
- Epiphyllum salmoneum Cels ex K.Schum.
- Epiphyllum smithianum Marnock
- Epiphyllum truncatum Haw.
- Epiphyllum truncatum var. altensteinii (Pfeiff.) Lem.
- Epiphyllum truncatum var. bridgesii (Lem.) Rümpler
- Epiphyllum truncatum var. cruentum T.Br.
- Epiphyllum truncatum var. magnificum T.Br.
- Epiphyllum truncatum var. spectabile T.Br.
- Epiphyllum truncatum var. wagneri Rol.-Goss. ex Guillaumin
- Epiphyllum violaceum Cels ex C.F.Först.
- Schlumbergera bridgesii (Lem.) Loefgr.
- Schlumbergera truncata var. altensteinii (Pfeiff.) Moran
- Schlumbergera truncata var. delicata (N.E.Br.) Moran
- Zygocactus altensteinii (Pfeiff.) K.Schum.
- Zygocactus bridgesii (Lem.) Linding.
- Zygocactus delicatus (N.E.Br.) Britton & Rose
- Zygocactus truncatus (Haw.) K.Schum.
- Zygocactus truncatus var. delicatus (N.E.Br.) Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Victor Farjalla Pontes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Victor Farjalla Pontes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pedro Alvaro Neves, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: filipeprates, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JennTM, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Felipe Vilela Night, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Pablo Cauã da Silva Toledo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Miranda, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, 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); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.