Austrocephalocereus

Austrocephalocereus: (Backeb.) These cacti come from Brazil and have also been put into (Micranthocereus-Backbg.) and (Siccobaccatus-Braun & Esteves 1991) They are very beautiful and develop a cephalium later. They can be hard to grow for beginners. Exotic type cacti best grown in smaller pots so they can dry out quickly.

Click on picture to load larger image
Austrocephalocereus estevesii

Austrocephalocereus/Siccobaccatus estevesii: (Buin.& Bred.) HU432 E. Campos Belos. Extremely beautiful.

 Austrocephalocereus albicephalus

Austrocephalocereus albicephalus: (Buin.& Bred.) HU348 Mato Verde 950m

 Austrocephalocereus dolichospermaticus

Austrocephalocereus/Siccobaccatus dolichospermaticus: (Buin.& Bred.) HU395 Bom Jesus de lapa 460m. Cacti in this genus among the most beautiful in the world.

Austrocephalocereus dybowskii

Austocephalocereus/Espostoopsis dybowski: (Goss.) HU160. The consensus is currently that this plant is rather different from the other species and that the genus Espostoopsis may be justified.

 Austrocephalocereus lehmannianus
 Left: Austocephalocereus lehmannianus: (Werd.)(Backbg.) Bahia Serra de Espinhaco. Brownish long spines, shortly columnar, white flower petals. cactus received from James Pickering AZ.

Right: Austrocephalocereus purpureus: (Gurke)(Backbg.) HU 133, S. Bahia, spines yellow. Tall growing plant with red flowers. A. purpureus & A. lehmannianus are probably ssp. of each other.

Below: Austrocephalocereus lehmannianus multiple flowers.

Austrocephalocereus lehmannianus

 Austrocephalocereus lehmannianus

Copyright Bob Ressler, no reproduction without permission of the author.