Leuenbergeria bleo

Leuenbergeria bleo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Leuenbergeria
Species:
L. bleo
Binomial name
Leuenbergeria bleo
(Kunth) Lodé
Synonyms
  • Cactus bleo Kunth
  • Pereskia bleo (Kunth) DC.
  • Pereskia corrugata Cutak
  • Pereskia cruenta Pfeiff.
  • Pereskia panamensis F.A.C.Weber
  • Rhodocactus bleo (Kunth) F.M.Knuth
  • Rhodocactus corrugatus (Cutak) Backeb.

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.