Accession Data

Hatiora salicornioides

Common Name: Dancing Bones, Drunkard's Dream

Family: Cactaceae

Synonym(s): Cactus salicornioides (Haw.) Link & Otto

Country of Origin: Brazil

Description: This small, perennial, epiphytic cactus has a narrow, shrubby habit and reaches 15 in (38 cm) in height and spread. The slender, tubular stems readily branch and are totally spineless. In spring tiny, deep yellow flowers appear at the bloated stem tips. Maintain moisture during the hotter months and water only occasionally during winter.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 10-12

Accession #: 198502649

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3307

Quantity: 1

Source: Unknown

Culture: Plant these frost-tender cacti in porous soil in full sun or part-shade. Propagate from cuttings or seed. Prune when required.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: core eudicots

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Cactaceae

SubFamily: Cactoideae

Tribe: Rhipsalideae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014

References

  1. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, March 21, 2016.

Images

Hatiora salicornioides