Plants Belonging to the Genus 'Cephalocereus'

Cephalocereus

Cephalocereus represent about 5 slow growing columnar cactus species from Mexico. It used to be much larger genus (Britton & Rose list 48 species), but many of the species have been moved to the genus Pilosocereus. The name Cephalocereus means 'Cereus with a cephalium', Cereus being the name of a fairly large category of columnar cactus. In turn Cereus is coming from the latine for 'candle'.

Older specimen develop a cephalium, hairier area on their side, from where the trumpet shaped flowers are coming.

Propagation is by seeds or sometimes by cuttings.

Species and varieties
Cephalocereus senilis (Old Man Cactus, Old Man of Mexico, Cabeza de Viejo)

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