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Cactaceae FAMILY Endangered

Melocactus glaucescens

Melocactus glaucescens

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Perennial
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Melocactus+glaucescens>

Pollinators

Hummingbirds, Insects

References

  1. [1]The genus Melocactus (Cactaceae) in Central and South America — Taylor N.P. · 1991 ↩︎
  2. [2]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.