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Cereus houlletii
About
Pilosocereus leucocephalus, called old man cactus, old man of Mexico, tuno, and woolly torch, is a species of cactus in the genus Pilosocereus, native to Mexico and Central America. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Pilosocereus leucocephalus functions as a keystone species in dry landscapes found in Mesoamerica. The fruit this cactus produces is relied upon as a source of hydration and sugar in arid areas by frugivores such as birds, bats, and even some reptiles.
- Family
- Cactaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Cereus houlletii
- Slug
- cereus-houlletii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Cereus
- Species
- houlletii
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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