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
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 8-12 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches or more
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Edible to birds
Other: Tiny white berries
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
Image
Common names
  • Bird's Foot Cactus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Rhipsalis micrantha
  • Synonym: Rhipsalis kirbergii
  • Synonym: Rhipsalis rauhiorum

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Location: Hortus Botanicus Leiden
Date: 2022-03-26
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2019-12-03

Date: 2018-04-02
Location: Frankfurt Botanical Garden
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2019-12-03
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-05-13
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2010-11-03 
Rhipsalis micrantha f. rauhiorum

Date: 2024-07-03
Rhipsalis micrantha subsp. micrantha. SEL77-2732, Manabi Province
Location: Tucson, AZ
Location: Frankfurt Botanical Garden
Date: 2018-01-29
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-04-19
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2010-10-25
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2010-10-25
Location: Tucson, AZ
Date: May 15, 2015 3:00:22 PM
40 year old
Location: Orangeburg, SC
Date: 2016-04-22
Rhipsalis Micrantha
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19

photo credit: Kurt Stüber
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2011-04-24
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Date: 2017-01-07

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