''Melocactus glaucescens'' is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are rocky areas and hot

desert A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About on ...

s. It is threatened by habitat loss. ''Melocactus glaucescens'' is identified by its

glaucous ''Glaucous'' (, ) is used to describe the pale grey or bluish-green appearance of the surfaces of some plants, as well as in the names of birds, such as the glaucous gull (''Larus hyperboreus''), glaucous-winged gull (''Larus glaucescens''), g ...

appearance and its often whitish-yellow cephalium. The color of its cephalium varies slightly based on population.

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Flora of Brazil glaucescens Critically endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cactus-stub