Lophophora J. M. Coulter (1894)
(Greek lophos = meaning crest, Greek -phoros = to carry, it seemingly refers to the tufts of hairs borne on the areoles)
Peyotl, Peyote, Mescal Button
because of the tufts of hairs on the areoles
soft fleshy, without spination, simple or clumping, blueish to yellowish green, with long taproot
ribs barely deepened, intermediately with low humps; areoles densly on the crown, everywhere with felt tufts
flowers small, pink, yellowish or white; fruits red, oblong like at Mammillaria
seeds few, black, humpy, coarse |
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Distribution |
USA - Texas, New Mexico
Mexico - Coahuila, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas und Durango
warm arid areas, in the shade of the shrub vegetation |
Growth period |
full sunny and a warm location, sensitive to much moisture, keep the root neck dry
many fresh air and sufficient air movement, great heat without air movement is to avoid |
Winter period |
dry and light at a minimum of 39 F (4°C) |
Substrat |
gravelly, pure mineralic with addition of some clay and gypsum |
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| Lophophora diffusa (Croizat) H. Bravo (1967) |
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Habitat |
USA
Texas
Mexico
Querétaro
on limestone soil among the Chihuahuan desert vegetation
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Description |
spread Lophophora
simple or in small clusters, soft fleshy, approximately spherically,
yellowish green, 0.8–2.7 in (2–7 cm) high, 2–4.7 in (5–12 cm)
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ribs usually absent
humps seldom raised, mostly broad and flat
flowers white, sometimes slightly pink or yellowish white, 0.5–0.8 in (1.3–2.2 cm)
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Synonyms |
Lophophora echinata var. diffusa Croizat (1944)
Lophophora williamsii var. diffusa (Croizat) G. D. Rowley (1979)
Peyotl diffusus (Croizat) Sotomayor & al. (2001) (nom. inval.)
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CITES |
Appendix II |
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