Neolloydia Britton & Rose (1922)
named after Prof. Francis E. Lloyd
simple or branching at the base, stems globular to cylindrical, light gray green or blueish green,
tubercular, tubercles around the apex slightly conical erected; axils with short hairs
areoles circular, with short wool felt; 25 or more radial spines, to 5.1 in (13 cm) long, adjacent or pectinate arranged,
pale, tips dark; 0 to 8 central spines, occasionally hooked, gray to dark brown, also occasionally with black tips
flowers to 1.6 in (4 cm) long, slim funnel shaped to cylindrical, appear around the apex out of a furrow of the tubercle,
yellow to purple, ovary is green, bare or with less scales
fruits shrivel, not watery; seeds mostly dull, black |
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USA - western Texas
Mexico - norhern Mexico to Querétaro
warm arid areas |
Growth period |
full sunny and hot location
somewhat sensitive to too much moisture, keep the root neck dry |
Winter period |
bright and dry at a minimum of 39°F (4°C) |
Soil-mixture |
minerally and very permeable to water, porous
addition of pumice and quartz gravel is recommended |
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| Neolloydia conoidea (De Candolle) Britton & Rose (1922) |
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SB596 - La Blanca,
Zacatecas, Mexico
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Habitat - Big Bend Ranch State Park,
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Field number |
SB596 - collected by Steven Brack |
Habitat |
USA
Texas
Mexico
Coahuila, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Hidalgo, Zacatecas |
Description |
cone shaped Neolloydia
2.8–3.9 in (7–10 cm) high, 2–3.9 in (5–7 cm) Ø, simple or branching, light green to gray green
tubercles obtuse, ovate
axils strong wooly
ca. 16 radial spines, to 0.4 in (1 cm) long, slim, radiant white, later turn gray
4–5 central spines, 0.4–1.2 in (1–3 cm) long, black
flowers to 2.4 in (6 cm) Ø, purple violet
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Flowering time |
June–August in cultivation
August in habitat
3–4 years from seed |
| Synonyms |
Mammillaria conoidea De Candolle (1828)
Echinocactus conoideus (De Candolle) Poselger (1853)
Cactus conoideus (De Candolle) Kuntze (1891)
Coryphantha conoidea (De Candolle) Orcutt ex A. Berger (1929)
Pediocactus conoideus (De Candolle) Halda (1998)
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Appendix II |
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| Description of "Kakteen von A bis Z" by Walter Haage with courtesy by Kakteen-Haage made available. |
| Picture 4 with courtesy by © Rob Romero, Tucson, Arizona made available. |
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