Regrowth study site showing typical Tamaulipan
thornscrub vegetation
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2010 regrowth on the
same Lophophora
williamsii that was shown at top of this page.
Regrowth
on the same Lophophora williamsii in 2012
Regrowth
on the same Lophophora williamsii in 2014.
Regrowth
on the same Lophophora williamsii in 2016.
Regrowth
on same Lophophora williamsii in 2016.
This plant was not one of our subjects but is showing regrowth following an earlier harvest.
Those are not yellow flowers but are floral remnants after the petals
were eaten by something.
A look at one of our control plants shows a similar picture.
The same plant had been harvested by someone when we visited in 2018