Columnar Cacti

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Lophocereus

Lophocereus: Columnar cacti from Mexico, Baja California Mexico and S. Arizona USA. Flowers fairly small as are the red fruits. Large plants develop a bristly cephalium bearing flowers.

Lophocereus gatesii
Lophocereus gatesii: (M.E. Jon.)
Baja Mexico
Lophocereus mieckleyanus
Lophocereus mieckleyanus: (Wgt.) Backbg.
Baja Mexico
Lophocereus sargentianus
Lophocereus sargentianus: (Orc.) Br.& R.
Baja Mexico

Lophocereus schottii australis
Lophocereus schottii
var. australis: (K. Brand.) Borg.
Lophocereus schottii
Lophocereus schottii: (Eng.) Br.& R. (T.)
Baja Mexico, N. Arizona
Lophocereus schottii monstrose
Lophocereus schottii
monstrose:
Baja Mexico.
Lophocereus schottii monstrose flower
Lophocereus schottii monstrose flower
Lophocereus schottii
monstrose flower two views,
deformed so does not open.

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