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Cephalocereus mezcalaensis is a columnar cactus from western and southern Mexico that grows as a single tree-like stem up to 5 to 10 metres tall. It thrives in full sun and very well-drained soil and needs little water, so treat it like other columnar cacti.
Cephalocereus mezcalaensis is a species of Cephalocereus from Mexico.
Cephalocereus mezcalaensis is found in the Mexican states of Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca and Puebla. It lives in tropical deciduous forests and xeric scrublands, on limestone soils, at elevations of 400 to 2000 m above sea level.
Cephalocereus apicicephalium · Cephalocereus columna-trajani · Cephalocereus euphorbioides · Cephalocereus fulviceps · Cephalocereus macrocephalus · Cephalocereus novus · Cephalocereus nudus · Cephalocereus parvispinus · Cone Cactus · Cephalocereus scoparius · Old Man Cactus · Cephalocereus tetetzo
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cephalocereus mezcalaensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
