About Cephalocereus mezcalaensis Bravo
Cephalocereus mezcalaensis Bravo is a cactus that grows individually, reaching heights between 5 and 10 meters. Its columnar, yellowish green shoots have a diameter of 13 to 40 centimeters. This species has 13 to 25 wide, angular ribs. It bears one to four slightly flattened, straight, dark central spines, which are only slightly longer than its five to nine marginal spines. The expanded marginal spines range from whitish to yellowish, have darker tips, and measure 0.8 to 2 centimeters long. Funnel-shaped flowers of Cephalocereus mezcalaensis often grow along the entire length of the shoot; they are white to yellowish with purple tones, and grow up to 5 centimeters long. The pericarpel and flower tube are covered in tubercles that bear small scales and wool. The spherical to egg-shaped fruits are 3 to 4 centimeters long, and covered in humps that hold perennial wool and thorns.
This cactus is distributed across the Mexican states of Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca and Puebla. It grows in tropical deciduous forests and xeric scrublands on limestone soils, at elevations between 400 and 2000 meters above sea level.
