Lloyd's Mariposa Cactus (Echinocactus mariposensis)

   

Lloyd's Mariposa Cactus (Echinocactus mariposensis), Big Bend. Photograph by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Lloyd's Mariposa Cactus
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Echinocactus mariposensis (ee-kin-oh-CAK-tus ma-ree-poh-SEN-sis). (Also as Sclerocactus mariposensis)
• Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
• Geographic Range: Big Bend region into northern Coahuila.
• Plant Form: Stem succulent.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 22 Sep 2003