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Lophophora williamsii
PEYOTE CACTUS
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Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a species of cactus found only on limestone soils of the Chihuahuan desert of southern Texas and northern Mexico.
The peyote is a small, spineless cactus with psychoactive alkaloids, particularly mescaline. It flowers from March to May, and sometimes as late as September. The flowers are pink, with thigmotactic anthers (like Opuntia).
The various species of the genus Lophophora grow low to the ground and they often form groups with numerous, crowded shoots. The blue-green, yellow-green or sometimes reddish-green shoots are mostly flattened spheres with sunken shoot tips. They can reach heights of 2 to 7 centimeters (0.79 to 2.76 in) and diameters of 4 to 12 cm (1.6 to 4.7 in). Spines are absent. Flowers open during the day, are from 1 to 2.4 cm long, and reach a diameter from 1 to 2.2 cm.
Type: Perennial
Hardiness zone: 10-11
Location: Sun
Caution poison: Ornamental use only. Hallucination, agitation, tachycardia, mydriasis, hypertension and vomiting. Most poisoning occurred after ingestion of the plant or its decoction.
Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a species of cactus found only on limestone soils of the Chihuahuan desert of southern Texas and northern Mexico.
The peyote is a small, spineless cactus with psychoactive alkaloids, particularly mescaline. It flowers from March to May, and sometimes as late as September. The flowers are pink, with thigmotactic anthers (like Opuntia).
The various species of the genus Lophophora grow low to the ground and they often form groups with numerous, crowded shoots. The blue-green, yellow-green or sometimes reddish-green shoots are mostly flattened spheres with sunken shoot tips. They can reach heights of 2 to 7 centimeters (0.79 to 2.76 in) and diameters of 4 to 12 cm (1.6 to 4.7 in). Spines are absent. Flowers open during the day, are from 1 to 2.4 cm long, and reach a diameter from 1 to 2.2 cm.
Type: Perennial
Hardiness zone: 10-11
Location: Sun
Caution poison: Ornamental use only. Hallucination, agitation, tachycardia, mydriasis, hypertension and vomiting. Most poisoning occurred after ingestion of the plant or its decoction.
