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Pereskia sacharosa
Pereskia sacharosa is a small tree or shrub from the cactus family with persistent leaves, unlike most cacti. It grows best in bright light with well-drained soil and regular watering during the growing season.
Pereskia sacharosa, synonym Rhodocactus sacharosa, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native from Bolivia and west-central Brazil to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Like all species in the genus Pereskia and unlike most cacti, it has persistent leaves. It was first described in 1879.
Pereskia sacharosa is native to Bolivia and west-central Brazil southwards to Paraguay and northern Argentina. It occurs at elevations of 1,000–2,500 m (3,300–8,200 ft) in the foothills of the Andes and the semiarid Gran Chaco region.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
