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Cactaceae family

Mooncactus Harrisia martinii

Mooncactus is an introduced perennial shrub, found in Hawaii.

More about this plant

Harrisia martinii, commonly called the Martin applecactus, is a species of night-blooming, rope-like cacti native to South America. With large showy flowers that attract the hawk moth, it is considered by some a useful landscape plant in areas that do not freeze. Wikipedia →

⚠ Invasive here — plant a native instead USDA + GBIF

Mooncactus is flagged invasive in the U.S. These natives fill a similar niche — same growth habit, bloom season, height, and region — so you keep the look and feed local wildlife instead of spreading a problem.

Ohelo Kau La'au
Native
Ohelo Kau La'au
Vaccinium calycinum
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Ohelo
Native
Ohelo
Vaccinium dentatum
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Ohelo 'ai
Native
Ohelo 'ai
Vaccinium reticulatum
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Kokolau
Native
Kokolau
Bidens amplectens
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Matched on growth habit · bloom months · mature height · shared U.S. range (USDA + GBIF) — a starting point, not a prescription.

Growing & care

USDA PLANTS · TRY
Size & form
Sources · Size & form
USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
Lifespan
Perennial
In the garden
Shrub layer — Sits in the shrub of a layered food forest or polyculture.Open guide →
derived roles
Species characteristics from USDA PLANTS (public domain) + TRY (CC BY) — general guidance, not a guarantee for your exact site. Deer "browsing" is documented palatability, not a deer-proof claim.
Sources for this entry (9) Open & cited
[01] Scientific name & family — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[02] Growth habit & duration — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[03] Native status & distribution — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[04] Common name — USDA PLANTS (via GBIF)
[05] Invasive / introduced status — US-RIIS v2.0 (USGS)
[07] Description — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
[08] Ecological value — GloBI
[09] County range — GBIF Open Data — open-licensed occurrences (CC0/CC-BY) → county
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