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Cephalocereus scoparius

Cephalocereus scoparius
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Native range
Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Cephalocereus scoparius is a species of Cephalocereus cactus plant from Mexico.

Where it grows

Cephalocereus scoparius is distributed in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Veracruz.

Other Cephalocereus plants

Cephalocereus apicicephalium · Cephalocereus columna-trajani · Cephalocereus euphorbioides · Cephalocereus fulviceps · Cephalocereus macrocephalus · Cephalocereus mezcalaensis · Cephalocereus novus · Cephalocereus nudus · Cephalocereus parvispinus · Cone Cactus · Old Man Cactus · Cephalocereus tetetzo

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cephalocereus scoparius 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.

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