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Peyote, Peyotl, Jiculi

Scientific Name: Lophophora williamsii (Lemaire ex Salm-Dyck) Coulter
Synonym: Anhalonium lewinii, Anhalonium williamsii, Echinocactus lewinii, Echinocactus williamsii var. luteus , Lophophora diffusa ssp. fricii , Lophophora echinata, Lophophora fricii, Lophophora jourdaniana, Lophophora lewinii, Lophophora lutea, Lophophora williamsii var. fricii , Lophophora williamsii var. echinata , Lophophora williamsii var. lewinii , Lophophora williamsii var. lutea , Mammillaria lewinii, Mammillaria williamsii, Peyotl zacatensis var. fricii
Family: Cactaceae

Lophophora williamsii at Kuentz Nursery in early June

Origin: USA (Texas), northern Mexico

Growth Habits: Solitary or clumping flattened cactus, the glaucous green heads are up to 2.5 inches tall (6 cm), 5 inches in diameter (12 cm), with a woolly top; (5 to) 7 to 13 ribs; round spineless areoles, with some bunches of greyish hairs, up to 0.4 inch long (1 cm)

At Holly Gate Nursery, Copyright Terry Hewitt

Photo by Klaus Hanisch

Blooming Habits:
The pink flowers, 0.6 to 1 inch in diameter (1.5 to 2.5 cm), emerge from the mass of hairs in the center of the plant.

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