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Family: Cactaceae

Subfamily: Cactoideae

Tribe: Cacteae

Botanical Name: Lophophora jourdaniana

Extensions: This is thought to be a cultivar, origins unknown.

English Name(s): Peyote, Peyotl, Devil's Root, Dumpling Cactus, Mescal, Mescal Button, Whiskey Cactus.

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Description:

Rib form:

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Skin:

Areoles: Has small spines, especially obvious when young, wooly.

Roots: Large tap root, as in all Lophophora

Reproduction: Self-sterile.

Flower Morphology:

Petal colour: Dark pink-red/purple.

Filament colour: Pink-purple (other Lophophora are white)

Fruits:

Seeds:

Notes: The origins of this plant are unknown, and not currently known to exist in the wild. It is thought this is a cultivar, or a hybrid of Lophophora and something. Speculation of Lophophora and Turbinicarpus or Mammillaria parents is said to be the cause of Lophophora jourdaniana. Another opinion is that these were wild collected plants chosen and bred for their flower colour. This does not explain, however, why only cultivated L. jourdaniana have spines, and all other Lophophora do not.