''Weberocereus imitans'', commonly known as fishbone cactus or zig-zag cactus, is an
epiphytic
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cactus
A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek ...
native to
Costa Rica
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.
Its flower is small compared with the other two "fishbone cacti", ''
Selenicereus anthonyanus
''Selenicereus anthonyanus'' (also known by its obsolete name, ''Cryptocereus anthonyanus'') is a cactus species native to southern Mexico. It is grown as an ornamental because of its nocturnal flowers and unusual, leaf-like stems. Common names i ...
'' and ''
Disocactus anguliger
''Disocactus anguliger'' (syn. ''Epiphyllum anguliger''), commonly known as the fishbone cactus or zig zag cactus, is a cactus species native to Mexico. The species is commonly grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers in the fall.
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imitans
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