Mexico, Chihuahua, Nabogame, Cultivated at Desert Botanical Garden, 33 deg 27'33'' N, 111 deg 56'35'' W, ca 1200 feet, accession number 1988 0165 0201, originally collected by Joe LaFierriere 1120, 18 april 1988 from Mexico, Nabogame, 20 miles West of Yepachic
26.218484 -106.968594 +-3036m. WGS84
Sierra Madre Occidental original habitat
Flower diameter 35-85 mm, length 87-110 mm, outer perianth yellow with faint green midstripe, inner perianth bright yellow with red at base or with reddish-orange at base extending up as a midstripe; Stigma number 8-10, color cream or pale yellow. Pads color green with purple tint on one side. Fruit diameter 19-27, length 66-78, condition dry, color magenta to golden brown; Seeds are large and brown.
flower & fruit
Pads collected by Joni Ward 2/9/1999; Fruit collected by R. Trelease and N. Foisy 9/24/2002.; Cultivated or Captive