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Harrisia fragrans

Harrisia fragrans

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Source-backed classification draft for Harrisia fragrans.

Scientific taxonomy article

Harrisia fragrans

Harrisia fragrans Small ex Britton & Rose is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Harrisia.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is FLA, SOUTHEASTERNUSA, FLAOO, NORTHERN_AMERICA; E. & S. Florida.1

POWO records the plant context as scrambling succulent, subtropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Harrisia fragrans Small ex Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:117995-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Harrisia fragrans". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5384192 ↩

Plants In This Group

Harrisia fragrans

Harrisia fragrans

Harrisia fragrans

Harrisia fragrans, commonly known as the fragrant prickly apple cactus, is a rare, sprawling, and endangered succulent species in the family Cactaceae . Named for its incredibly sweet nocturnal blooms, this plant is highly prized by collectors for its horticultural value and conservation status.