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Cephalocereus scoparius

Cephalocereus scoparius

Cephalocereus scoparius

Cephalocereus scoparius (Poselg.) Britton & Rose is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Cephalocereus.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is MEXICO, MXGVC, MXSNA, MXS, MXSMI, MXSJA, MXSCL, MXSGR, MXSOA, MXG, NORTHERNAMERICA; Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent tree, seasonally dry tropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Cephalocereus scoparius (Poselg.) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52202-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cephalocereus scoparius". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3957335 ↩
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Native Habitat

Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca)

Automatically collected source range/note: MEXICO, MXG_VC, MXS_NA, MXS, MXS_MI, MXS_JA, MXS_CL, MXS_GR, MXS_OA, MXG, NORTHERN_AMERICA; Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca).