ferret Posted December 21, 2003 does anyone have any knowledge that they care to pass on in relation to this cactus? Any information on how common this variety is, is it known to be in australia? very much appreaciated cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shroom-Aura Posted December 21, 2003 as far as i'm aware these are the only lophophora varieties: diffusa v. albilanata diffusa v. echinata diffusa v. flavilanata diffusa v. jourdaniana diffusa v. koehresii diffusa v. lewinii diffusa v. lutea diffusa v. mammillaris diffusa v. texena diffusa v. zieglerii williamsii v. caespitosa williamsii v. decipiens williamsii v. fricii williamsii v. lewinii williamsii v. lutea williamsii v. pentagona williamsii v. pluricostata williamsii v. violaciflora williamsii v. williamsii williamsii v. texena Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M S Smith Posted December 21, 2003 ferret, I posted a photo of the "rubra" plant at the following link. It is not a variety at all, but simply an L. williamsii that lacks chlorophyll and needs to be grafted to survive. http://forums.spiritplants.com/index.php?a...21&t=11178&st=0 As for species there appears to be only a few that are generally accepted: 1) L. williamsii 2) L. diffusa 3) L. fricii 4) L. koehresii L. fricii might be better understood as L. williamsii subspecies (ssp.) fricii, but is commonly referred to as a simple variation. L. decipiens (an invalid name to begin with) would appear to be a form of L. fricii. Some have even mentioned L. fricii var. decipiens. I just consider fricii and decipiens to be a single subspecies of L. williamsii (from the far eastern range of L. williamsii) which bear slightly different characteristics primarily due to seperation by altitude. L. koehresii (L. viridescens) is an oddity that appears to fall in to being an L. diffusa subspecies. L. jourdaniana and L. williamsii var. ceaspitosa both appear to be cultivars that have no known habitat. All the other names, particularly the most relevant ones, echinata, lutea, texensis, texana, zieglerii, can easily be dismembered until they have no meaning in relation to understanding the genus. My book offers clarification on these, and other names historically applied to Lophophora. ~Michael~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted December 21, 2003 i had heard a claim that the rubra variety duznt exist in the wild anymore, seems that maybe the facts have been stretched a little... anyhow the loph in question was as green as any other so it definately aint a chlorophyll-less williamsii either. MS you are a legend and a wealth of information... cheers mate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
