Lophophora lutea
Cactaceae (Backeberg) 5: 2901. 1961
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Lophophora lutea
Author
(Rouhier) Backeb.
Chinese genus
乌羽玉属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Lophophora luteaSN|1117]]SN|1771]] (= Lophophora diffusaSN|1749]]SN|1749]]) is a globular spineless cactus with large tap root. Solitary or forming variable stemmed clumps with few stems or sometime large mounded group with several heads. This is the more primitive species of Lophophora. It is rare in cultivation
Flowers
Commonly whitish to yellowish-white, 1,5-3 centimetres in diameter.
Ribs
5 to 13 the podaria are rarely elevated, wavy, broad and flat.
Stem
2-7 cm tall, 5-12 cm in diameter (some population have larger stems up to 20-25 cm in diameter), yellow-green or grey-green, usually lacking well-defined ribs and furrows.
Areoles
With tufts of hairs that usually spread unequally on the prominent podaria.