Echinocereus lloydii

Echinocereus lloydii is a species of Echinocereus.

Background
Stems in clusters of 6 or more, very stout, 20 to 25 cm. high, 10 cm. in diameter, bright green; ribs 11, out 3 cm. apart, nearly straight; areoles 1 5 mm. apart, rather large, circular, somewhat woolly when young; opines rather short, about 10 mm. long, wine-colored, paler at base; radial spines 14; centrals 4 to 6, nearly porrect; flowers large, 8 cm. long, reddish purple; areoles on the ovary bearing clusters of reddish spines stigma-lobes numerous; perianth-segments narrowly obovate, obtuse or obtusish.