Lophophora diffusa
PEYOTE CACTUS
SKU: 1703-005
Lophophora diffusa is endemic to Mexico in the outskirts of Quer??taro. Its natural habitat is semi-deserts on slopes and river beds, and under the shade of various shrubs and nurse plants. It is considered vulnerable due to a very small distribution range, small population of less than 3,000 individuals, and illegal collecting. It is collected illegally by people seeking peyote, and as an ornamental plant.
This species contains trace amounts of mescaline; pellotine, whose psychoactive effects are comparatively minimal, is the principal alkaloid.
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.
Seeds per packet: 5
Lophophora diffusa is endemic to Mexico in the outskirts of Quer??taro. Its natural habitat is semi-deserts on slopes and river beds, and under the shade of various shrubs and nurse plants. It is considered vulnerable due to a very small distribution range, small population of less than 3,000 individuals, and illegal collecting. It is collected illegally by people seeking peyote, and as an ornamental plant.
This species contains trace amounts of mescaline; pellotine, whose psychoactive effects are comparatively minimal, is the principal alkaloid.
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.
Seeds per packet: 5
