Old Man Cactus
Cephalocereus senilis
Plantae
ENDANGERED
Stats
- Lifespan
- Up to 200 yrs
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
- Biome
- Desert
- Range
- North America
- Movement
- Sessile
- Breeding
- Seeds
- Defense
- Spines
- Status
- Endangered
About
This cactus grows in the rocky canyons of central Mexico. Its long white hairs can grow up to twelve centimeters to shade its skin from the sun.
Life cycle
- 1.seedA dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
- 2.sproutA first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
- 3.saplingA young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
- 4.matureFully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Cephalocereus
- Species
- Cephalocereus senilis