General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 6 to 8 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Tiny, whitish berry-like fruit
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Mistletoe Cactus
  • Cacto-Macarrao
  • Mboiyu
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. baccifera
  • Synonym: Rhipsalis hylaea
  • Synonym: Rhipsalis parasitica subsp. parasitica
  • Synonym: Rhipsalis quellebambensis
  • Synonym: Rhipsalis parasitica

Photo Gallery
Location: Botanical Garden of Münster
Location: Botanical Garden of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19
Location: Botanical Garden of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19
Location: Botanical Garden of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19
Location: Botanical Graden Meise - Nationale Plantentuin Meise - Brussel
Date: 2017-09-27
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Date: 2017-01-07
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19
Location: Monte Verde, Costa Rica | Old Photo
Date: 2022-12-20
Location: Boltz Conservatory of Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin
photo credit: James Steakley
Location: Atlanta BG
Date: Aug 16

Date: 2023-08-26

Date: 2023-06-25

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