The open plant encyclopedia
Snap a photo or search by any name to see how to care for it, where it comes from, whether it's safe, and a 3D model you can turn.
The plants people record most in your country, and ones that grow there wild.
Filter by what you want to do, shape, origin, country, care and safety.
Cephalocereus polylophus
Cephalocereus polylophus is a species of cactus endemic to Mexico. Often grown under the synonym Neobuxbaumia polylopha, it is popular with cactus growers and reproduces well in cultivation.
Cephalocereus polylophus is native to the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Querétaro, Guanajuato and San Luis Potosí.
Cephalocereus apicicephalium · Cephalocereus columna-trajani · Cephalocereus euphorbioides · Cephalocereus fulviceps · Cephalocereus macrocephalus · Cephalocereus mezcalaensis · Cephalocereus novus · Cephalocereus nudus · Cephalocereus parvispinus · Cephalocereus scoparius · Old Man Cactus · Cephalocereus tetetzo
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cephalocereus polylophus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
