old-man cactus

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old-man cactus

(ŏld′măn′)

A tall columnar Mexican cactus (Cephalocereus senilis) that is covered with tufts of long silvery-white hair.

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Esta reserva cuenta con 70 especies de cactaceas, con poblaciones importantes de Cephalocereus senilis, Neobuxbaumia polylopha, y varias biznagas, entre ellas Echinocactus platyacanthus (Semarnap, 1999).

Nota sobre la estructura poblacional de Echinocactus platyacanthus (Cactaceae) en la reserva de la Biosfera "Barranca de Metztitlan", Hidalgo, Mexico

Old man cactus Cephalocereus senilis 59-75 Painted lady Echeveria derenbergii 45-65 Peanut cactus Chamaecereus 28-65 sylvestri Pincushion cactus Mammillaria spp.