Lophophora Williamsii 4-5 cm 8 years old ownroot from seed flowering

Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family) Scientific name: Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex ex Salm-Dyck.) Coulter in Contrib. U.S. Nat. Herb. 3 (1894) 131. Origin: Grows in an area that stretches from from the Chihuahuan Desert to the South Texas Plains, on either side of the middle and lower Rio Grande River, southward to the Mexican state of San Luís Potosí. Extensive stands of peyote occur on the low, rocky hills in Starr, Zapata, Webb, and Jim Hogg counties of southern Texas. Habitat: Grows isolated or in groups usually in calcareous deserts, on rocky slopes, or in dried river beds.Origin and Habitat: Grows in an area that stretches from from the Chihuahuan Desert to the South Texas Plains, on either side of the middle and lower Rio Grande River, southward to the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas. Extensive stands of peyote occur on the low, rocky hills in Starr, Zapata, Webb, and Jim Hogg counties of southern Texas. Altitude: It grows from 100 up to 1900 metres above sea level. Habitat and Ecology: This geophytic, button-like cactus occurs in xerophyllous scrub including Tamaulipan thorn scrub isolated or in groups usually in calcareous deserts, on rocky slopes, or in dried river beds. The species is very abundant in habitat with large number of mature individuals however many subpopulations of Lophophora williamsii are heavily harvested in the wild throughout the range of the species, some to the point of extirpation. In Mexico, collection is illegal and people are punished for collecting it. Land use change for agriculture is a significant threat, as the land is completely ploughed, thus eliminating all vegetation including L. williamsii and its seed bank. More... Synonyms: Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) J.M.Coult. Anhalonium visnagra K.Schum. Anhalonium williamsii (Salm-Dyck) Rümpler Anhalonium williamsii Lem. ex Förster Ariocarpus williamsii (Salm-Dyck) Voss Echinocactus lewinii (Henn. ex Lewin) K.Schum. in Engl. & Prantl Echinocactus williamsii Lem. ex Salm-Dyck Echinocactus williamsii var. anhaloninicus K.Schum. Echinocactus williamsii var. pellotinicus (K.Schum.) Rouhier Mammillaria williamsii (Lem.) J.M.Coult. See all synonyms of Lophophora williamsii