Taxon:  Cephalocereus senilis (Haw.) Pfeiff.



Summary
Genus:
Cephalocereus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Echinocereeae
Nomen number:
401605
Place of publication:
Allg. Gartenzeitung 6:142.  1838
Verified:
03/27/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cactus senilis Haw.

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  3. Britton, N. L. & J. N. Rose. 1920. The Cactaceae, descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. 2:27.
  4. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  6. Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
  7. Hunt, D. 1992. CITES Cactaceae checklist
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English bunny cactus 1 Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
English old man of Mexico 1 Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
English old-man cactus 1 Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English white Persian-cat cactus 1 Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
German Greisenhaupt 2 Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Spanish viejo 2 Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Swedish gubbhuvud 2 Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Hidalgo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=401605. Accessed 27 May 2026.