Cacti Guides' Lophophora Guide

[daiv]

do they sell copies without a subscription?

Yes, they definitely sell back issues.

[lophophora]

do they sell copies without a subscription?

You can buy individual Cactus and Succulent Journal articles from BioOne. I just bought a copy of The Littlest Lophophora by J Šnicer, J Bohata & V Myšák, describing the discovery of Lophophora alberto-vojtechii and offering a new key to the Lophophora species. I can't give more details now as I haven't read the full article yet

[Gnostic]

Would L. jourdaniana also be illegal in cali like the rest of the genus? I would love to have just one to add to my collection. The other loph species do not interest me. I just love the darker colored flowers of the jourd.

[Alber khan]

nice im gonna get my lophora tomorrow

[lopho.williamsii]

Hey Gnostic,
I'm pretty sure California laws are different from the rest of the USA. As ridiculous as this may sound, I'm 99% sure all species of Lophophora genus are banned.

[pau_paws]

hi! could this be a member of this particular cactus family?
but, it has spines, and a little woolly, and the "grooves"? are very pronounced, so i'm probably mistaken...
here's a photo:

[amanzed]

Looks awfully Mammish rather than Lophish, to me.

I'd look to relatives of Mammillaria magnimamma or something like M mystax for the parentage of this plant.

I'm still working on my Mamm ID powers, but that's my impression off the top of my head.

[DaveW]

The Cactus & Co article is here:-

http://www.lophophora.info/Lophophora+a ... techii.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The American Journal article is also online:-

http://www.cactusconservation.org/CCI/l ... ophora.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There is also an article on Lophophora alberto-vojtechii on page 16 of the downloadable Cactus Explorer here:-

http://www.cactusexplorers.org.uk/Explo ... mplete.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Also see:-

http://lophophora.blogspot.co.uk/2009/0 ... i-new.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://lophophora.blogspot.co.uk/2010/0 ... phora.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Steve Johnson]

The Cactus & Co article is here:-

http://www.lophophora.info/Lophophora+a ... techii.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The American Journal article is also online:-

http://www.cactusconservation.org/CCI/l ... ophora.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There is also an article on Lophophora alberto-vojtechii on page 16 of the downloadable Cactus Explorer here:-

http://www.cactusexplorers.org.uk/Explo ... mplete.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Also see:-

http://lophophora.blogspot.co.uk/2009/0 ... i-new.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://lophophora.blogspot.co.uk/2010/0 ... phora.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...And all Loph species are illegal in California. My two favorite groups of people -- politicians and bureaucrats.

[Peterthecactusguy]

doubt it's really their fault, if you asked the average US politician what a Lophophora is they would probably look at you like you were insane, and yet you expect them to differentiate between L. williamsii and other members of the same family?

[DaveW]

A few of the Lopho's I picked up in the last year or so, many three year old seedlings a bit too small to show adult characteristics yet some from seed with locality data, including L. williamsii's, L frickii's, L. kohresii's, L. diffusa's and a tiny L. alberto-vojtechii second left bottom about the size of a pea that has sunken right into the gravel to overwinter. Sorry about the appalling quality of the picture but it was an underexposed snatch shot I pulled up in post processing and have not had time to take a decent one.

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[paulzie32]

Nice collection! Don't suppose you could tell us what each one is?

I've taken the liberty of numbering them for you
Hope you don't mind
I like Number 1. Numbers 15 and 19 are nice too.

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[DaveW]

Will have to look at them later to find out. 18 is the alberto-vojtechii, if you can find it A lot are looking wrinkled from their winter rest. Lophophora's are about the only cacti that can go that wrinkly and squashy in winter and not actually be rotten!

[hoteidoc]

Thanks for that comment, DaveW & Paulzie for the pics. Have 2 small 2 yr old seedlings (were very "stalky" 1st yr; learned here some are like that!) that now have "settled" to level with soil surface & somewhat wrinkly! Was afraid of 1) not enough H20 & 2) killing because have H20 lightly q 7 days (very well-drained soil & near furnace heat vent!). Ahh, that balance can be so elusive!

[DaveW]

Most with locality data were grown from seed Paulzie obtained from E. European collectors by this chap:- http://www.bcss.org.uk/foruma/viewtopic ... 0&t=157739" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

1 L. frickii, from Viesca
2 L. kohresii from San Francisco, San Luis Potosi
3 L. diffusa from Vizaron, Queretaro
4 L. williamsii from Hipolito Coahuila
5 L. diffusa from a road lay-by near Pena Miller, Queretaro
6 L. diffusa
7 L. frickii from San Pedro
8 L. williamsii from Catorse
9 L. diffusa from Etronque, Pena Miller, Queretaro
10 L. williamsii
11 L. kohresii from La Marrita, N. of Las Tablas, San Luis Potosi
12 L. williamsii v. caespitosa from La Perdida, old road into Miquihuana
13 L. kohresii from E. of Pressa De Guadalupe, San Luis Potosi
14 L. williamsii
15 L. williamsii
16 L. frickii from S. of Viesca, Coahuila
17 L. diffusa from Vizaron, Queretaro
18 L. alberto-vojtechii
19 L. williamsii