| Family Name | Pilosocereus |
| Scientific name | Pilocereus leucocephalus Pos |
| Common name | old man cactus, old-man-of-Mexico |
| Growth habit | Strong light and wet resistant cactus |
| Leaf | Needle-shaped leaves with silky hair and spine. |
| Flower | Summer flowering. With peachy colors. Seldom appear pink and white colors |
| Fruit | Spherical fruits of diameter up to 4 cm and containing a magenta flesh. |
| More to learn | Distributed in eastern Mexico to southern Mexico, south from southern Mexico to Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras. Previous Scientific Research: Phenology of Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Cactaceae, tribeCereeae): a columnar cactus with asynchronous pulsed flowering, Miguel A. Munguı´a-Rosas • Vinicio J. Sosa (2010) |
| Properties | Non-medicinal plant. |
| Treats | Non-medicinal plant. |
| Reference | General information of old man cactus General information of old man cactus Photos of old man cactus Photos of old man cactus |