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CORYPHANTHA
 
Note - some of these were rescued after a couple of years of neglect, so they are not in the best of condition, but they are slowly recovering
 

Coryphantha clava  
Pseudonyms - Neolloydia
Habitat - Mexico
Max Size  - 12 x 2.5
Flower - pale yellow
Flower Size  - 2 x 1.5
Clumps - no
 

                                       Coryphantha compacta (palmerii)
 Habitat - Mexico
Max Size  - 2.5 x 3.5
Flower -  yellow
Flower Size  - 0.8 x 0.8
Clumps - no
Care - SS, W -4
 
 
Coryphantha cornifera
Habitat - Central Mexico
Max Size  - 4.5 x 3.0
Flower -  yellow
Flower Size  - 2.8 x 2.4
Clumps - no
Care - SSS, W -5
 
   Coryphantha elephantides (Greenwoodii)
 Habitat - Mexico
Max Size  - 5.5 x 7.5
Flower -  purple-pink
Flower Size  - 2 x 3.5 scented
Clumps - sometimes with age
Care - S, W 
 
Coryphantha gladiispina  
Pseudonym - delaetiana 
Habitat - Mexico
Max Size  - 3 x 3
Flower -  pale yellow
Flower Size  - 1.5 x 1.5
Clumps - no
 
 
Coryphantha pallida
 Pseudonyms - radians 
Habitat - Mexico
Max Size  - 5
Flower - yellow
Flower Size  - 4
Clumps - no
Care - SS, W, -4
 
  Coryphantha maiz-tablensis
  Habitat - Mexico
Max Size  - 1.2 x 2.4
Flower -  yellow to cream
Flower Size  - 1 x 1.2
Clumps - sometimes with age
 
                                        Coryphantha pseudoechinus
  Habitat - Mexico
Max Size  - 4.5 x 2.5
Flower -  rose-pink
Flower Size  - .9 x 1.4
Clumps - sometimes
Care - SSS, W -5
 
 
Coryphantha radians 
Habitat - Mexico
Max Size  - 4 x 3
Flower -  yellow
Flower Size  - 2 x 3.9
Clumps - no
Care - SS, W, -4
 
  Coryphantha ramillosa
Habitat - Rio Grande - listed as endangered
Max Size  - 3.5 x 3.9
Flower -  pale or deep pink
Flower Size  - 2.5 x 2
Clumps - no
 
 
Coryphantha sulcata