Genus Lophophora (Noun)
Meaning
Two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Some plant classifications no longer accept this combination mescal bush since having categorized several earlier lump species as being of the genus_Lophophora.
- This little-known plant along with other species within the genus_Lophophora is an exception in the family with a deciduous habit.
- The species is a member of genus_Lophophora and named after the former German army officer and later horticulturist and cactus collector Albert Williams.
- The seed coats are extremely hard, and germination follows very slowly unless the seed coat is damaged, indicating that the seeds from genus_Lophophora need to undergo rather long period of rains before they can even begin the germination.
- While sometimes classified in genus_Lophophora, that genus consists of only round stems, while Dolichothele longimamma contains elongated stems, which suggests that these plants should be in different genera.