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 jourdaniana Habermann (1975) |
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Habitat |
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Description |
stems are flattened, blue green, 1.5 in (4 cm) high and to 2 in (5 cm) Ø, with a wooly crown
forms slowly large cluster to 5.9 in (15 cm) Ø
5–9 or also more ribs
areoles with gray hairs, to 0.4 in (1 cm) long
spines
small, short, thin and for a long time on the youngest areoles
flowers 1–1.4 in (2.5–3.5 cm)
Ø, pink violet
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Comment |
This species is with a great probability a culture hybrid. The origin of it is unknown.
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Synonyms |
Lophophora williamsii var. jourdaniana (Habermann) hort. (s. a.) (nom. inval.)
Lophophora williamsii fa. jourdaniana (Habermann) P.Hansen (1996) (nom. inval.) |
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Appendix II |
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