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Cephalocereus parvispinus is a treelike columnar cactus from Oaxaca, Mexico, that can reach about 8 m tall. Give it full sun, very well-drained soil and sparing water, and keep it out of frost.
Cephalocereus parvispinus is a species of succulent flowering plant in the genus Cephalocereus, within the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to southwestern Mexico, specifically to the state of Oaxaca.
This species is cultivated mainly as an ornamental. It may be propagated vegetatively via cuttings, or via seed.
This species is native to the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, where it grows mainly in the seasonally-dry tropical biome.
Cephalocereus apicicephalium · Cephalocereus columna-trajani · Cephalocereus euphorbioides · Cephalocereus fulviceps · Cephalocereus macrocephalus · Cephalocereus mezcalaensis · Cephalocereus novus · Cephalocereus nudus · Cone Cactus · Cephalocereus scoparius · Old Man Cactus · Cephalocereus tetetzo
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cephalocereus parvispinus 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.
