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Micranthocereus albicephalus

Micranthocereus albicephalus
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent
Native range
Brazil (S. Bahia, N. Minas Gerais)
Climate
montane tropical

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Micranthocereus albicephalus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Micranthocereus plants

Micranthocereus aureispinus · Micranthocereus auriazureus · Micranthocereus flaviflorus · Micranthocereus polyanthus · Micranthocereus purpureus · Micranthocereus streckeri · Micranthocereus · Siccobaccatus dolichospermaticus · Siccobaccatus estevesii · Siccobaccatus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Micranthocereus albicephalus 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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