Lloyd's Mariposa Cactus

Scientific Name: Sclerocactus mariposensis (Hester) N. P. Taylor
Synonym: Echinomastus mariposensis, Neolloydia mariposensis, Pediocactus mariposensis
Family: Cactaceae

Origin: USA (Texas), Mexico (Coahuila)

Growth Habits: Solitary, blue green stems, 2.4 to 4 inches long (6-10 cm), 1.2 to 2.4 inches in diameter; no rib; tubercles 0.24 inch long and wide (6 mm); 2 to 4 central spines, 0.2 to 0.6 inch long (5-15 mm); 25 to 35 grayish pectinate radials obscuring the stem, 0.2 to 0.4 inch long (5-10 mm)

Blooming Habits:
Pinkisk to cream flowers, outside petals with darker midstripe, up to 1.2 inches long (3 cm), 1.6 inches in diameter (4 cm)