Cephalocereus

Cephalocereus
	Cephalocereus senilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Echinocereeae
Genus:	Cephalocereus; Pfeiff.
Type species
	Cephalocereus senilis;
Species
	See text.
Synonyms
	Cephalophorus Lem. ; Haseltonia Backeb. ; Neobuxbaumia Backeb. ; Neodawsonia Backeb. ; Pilocereus Lem., nom. superfl. ; Pseudomitrocereus Bravo & Buxb. ; Rooksbya (Backeb.) Backeb. ;

Cephalocereus is a genus of slow-growing, columnar-shaped, blue-green cacti. The genus is native to Mexico.

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