Native to the arid regions of Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto rico and Cuba. Can also be classified as Stenocereus hystrix.

Native to central and Southern Mexico. Can also be classified as Stenocereus pruinosus. Has nocturnal blooming flowers.

( Cardon ) Native to the Pueblo and Oaxaca States of Mexico. Has edible fruit. Can also be classified as Stenocereus weberi.

The name of this Genus is an anagram for Bolivia. More than 70 species included, mostly from Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.

Can also be classified as Lobivia hertichiana. Native to the Urubamba valley of Peru.

This species forms large clumps due to the many tillers it sends out. The greyish-green, globular to elongated stem grows to 15 cm high. The 24 ribs are tuberculate and come to a sharp edge. The depressed areoles are felted and each bear 14 pinkish-white, radial spines. The funnel shaped, open flowers range in color from white to pink. Native to Sierra de Cordoba in Peru. There are many varieties of this species.

An uncommon species to find under cultivation. Propagate from basal shoots.

Native to La Paz, Bolivia, growing at an altitude of up to 3600 meters. This Cactus is characterised as a small, spherical stem that is surrounded by a myriad of shoots. This bright green plant usually has 15 ribs that are divided by oblique grooves, with areoles growing in depressions along the sharp edges. The 5 cm long spines number 3 to 7, and are brown when younger and grey when mature.

An easy to grow species, but with a few important constraints. It needs shade in the heat of Summer and a strict Winter rest period. Propagate by basal shoots.

Lobivia pentlandii -This species is native to Northern Bolivia and the Andian plateaus and slopes of Southern Peru. It's dark green, cylindrical stem ramifies from the base to form clusters. Felted areoles line the edges of 25 to 30 ribs. Each areole is armed with 7 or more, brownish, radial spines that grow to 5 cm. The slender flowers are reddish-brown to pink at the centers. There are many varieties of this species.

Propagate by seed or shoots. Needs a large pot to accomadate a large root system. Since it's natural habitat is in volcanic soil, it has adapted to more acidic conditions.

The name of this Genus is derived from the Greek word "lophos" meaning crest.

Native from southern Arizona to northern Mexico. Characterised by a dense clump of erect stems to 5 - 7 meters tall. Stems have 5 to 9 ribs with wooly, whitish areoles bearing 5 conical gray spines. When about to flower, the areoles expand and grow up to 20 spines. This species will tolerate severe droughts if the plant is of good size. White or red nocturnal flowers.

A rare species in cultivation as it cannot tolerate high Summer temperatures. Propagate from seed or shoots. Shoots from mature and acclimatized plants stand a much better chance of surviving.

The name of this genus is derived from the Greek words "lophos" for crest and "phoreo" for bearer or carrier. The most widely known and utilized Genus of the many Visionary cacti. This Genus was once known as Anhalonium, but is no longer recognised.

A sacred plant held in high esteem by many Mexican Indians. A rare and very slow growing solitary cactus that is limited to a small range in the wild, now sadly threatened. A two year old specimen can be only 2 cm across. This cactus is soft, yellow green in color, having indefinite ribs and a 15 cm long conical, carrot like root. It is very similar in appearance to its more famous relative. Known to bloom in its 3rd year, with whitish yellow flowers.

Being spineless it appears to defend itself by being very unobtrusive and barely sticking out of the ground, and by its extremely bitter taste. Contains only traces of mescaline. Produces a dream-like delirium with realistic hallucinations similar to Datura alkaloids due to its high content of (tetrahydro) isoquinolines. This plant appears to be an earlier evolutionary form of L. williamsii.

Very similar to L. williamsii except having sparcely tuberculate ribs divided by winding grooves. Pale yellow flowers and a yellowish down. Native to Mexico and widely and sparsely distributed. Can also be classified as Lophophora ziegleri.

Takes full sun and will not tolerate a frost. Very slow growing, does best as a graft.