Why is a christmas cactus a plant?

It is a plant because it is of the Kingdom Plantae. you know, I think it would be easier just to give you thing.





Common Name--Christmas Cactus


Kingdom Plantae -- Plants


Subkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants


Superdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plants


Division Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants


Class Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons


Subclass Caryophyllidae


Order Caryophyllales


Family Cactaceae -- Cactus family


Genus Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) Kreuzinger P

Why is a christmas cactus a plant?
why is a cat an animal?
Reply:The common holiday cacti (Thanksgiving Cactus, Christmas Cactus, Easter Cactus) are composed of several closely related species in the genus Schlumbergera (often called "Zygocactus" in older works). They are originally forest cacti, growing as epiphytes at elevations between 1000 and 1700 meters above sea level (3280 to 5575 feet above sea level) in the Organ Mountains north of Rio de Janeiro in southeast Brazil, South America (not to be confused with the Organ Mountains of New Mexico in the United States of America). They are called "Flor de maio" (May Flower) in Brazil.





Many modern holiday cactus cultivars are hybrids between Schlumbergera truncata and Schlumbergera russelliana, first bred about 150 years ago in England.





Holiday Cactus (Schlumbergera hybrids):


Christmas Cactus, (Schlumbergera bridgesii, Schlumbergera x buckleyi, Epiphyllum x buckleyi).


Thanksgiving Cactus, Yoke Cactus, Linkleaf Cactus, Crab Cactus, Claw Cactus, (Schlumbergera truncata, formerly Zygocactus truncatus).


Easter Cactus, (Schlumbergera gaertneri - formerly Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri).


The joints of the plants are quite fragile and can break apart if the plant is in poor health. The flower buds' joints are especially easy to detach.





Other synonyms include Epiphyllum altensteinii, Schlumbergera truncata var. altensteinii, Zygocactus truncatus var. altensteinii, Epiphyllum bridgesii, Epiphyllum truncatum var. bridgesii, Zygocactus bridgesii, Epiphyllum delicatum, Schlumbergera truncata var. delicata, Zygocactus delicatus, Epiphyllum ruckeri, Epiphyllum ruckerianum, Cactus truncatus, Epiphyllum truncatum.
Reply:Simple answer is all cactus's are plants.