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Homalocephala polycephala

Homalocephala polycephala

Homalocephala polycephala

Homalocephala polycephala (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Vargas & Bárcenas is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is NEVOO, MXNBS, ARIOO, UTA, CALOO, NORTHERNAMERICA, SOUTHWESTERNUSA, UTAOO, MEXICO, MXNSI, ARI, MXN_BC; S. California, S. Nevada, Arizona, Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sonora).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.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. "Homalocephala polycephala (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Vargas & Bárcenas". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60477373-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Homalocephala polycephala". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/10223554 ↩
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Native Habitat

S. California, S. Nevada, Arizona, Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sonora)

Automatically collected source range/note: NEV_OO, MXN_BS, ARI_OO, UTA, CAL_OO, NORTHERN_AMERICA, SOUTHWESTERN_USA, UTA_OO, MEXICO, MXN_SI, ARI, MXN_BC; S. California, S. Nevada, Arizona, Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sonora).