Orchid Cactus

Description:

Epiphyllum is a genus of cacti where all species have flat leaflike stems -- they are not leaves. All species are epiphytic and root in the small amount of mould or moss in branch angles and so on. It is however very closely related to Selenicereus. Selenicereus mostly have angled stems, but there are species with entirely flat stems or with three angles. Selenicereus inermis of N South America might have flat stems and was once descripted as a new species of Epiphyllum by a botanist not realising that flat stems is not a precise feature. Selenicereus are also mainly epiphytic or growing on rocks; however several species grow well as a terrestrial (on the ground) plant as well.

Habitat:

Potted plant in wildlife habitat yard.