Lepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq. is a plant in the Cactaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Lepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq. (Lepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq.)
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Lepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq.

Lepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq.

Lepismium cruciforme is a Cactaceae species found in South America, threatened by habitat loss.

Family
Genus
Lepismium
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Lepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq.

Lepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq. is a plant species that belongs to the cactus family, Cactaceae. This species is native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural growing habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Lepismium cruciforme is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Photo: (c) Clarice Dorocinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Clarice Dorocinski · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Cactaceae Lepismium

More from Cactaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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