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Rose Cactus

Leuenbergeria bleo

Field notes

Leuenbergeria bleo, formerly Pereskia bleo, (rose cactus, leaf cactus) is a leafy cactus, native to the shady, moist forests of Central America, that grows to a woody, prickly shrub about 2 m tall with large, orange flowers resembling rose blossoms.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided