Psychoactive Cacti

picture info	Psychoactive Cacti Many cacti are known to be psychoactive, containing phenethylamine alkaloids such as mescaline. However, the two main ritualistic (folkloric) genera are ''Echinopsis'', of which the most psychoactive species occur in the San Pedro cactus group (including ''Echinopsis pachanoi'', syn. ''Trichocereus pachanoi'', ''Echinopsis Peruviana'', syn. ''Trichocereus peruvianus'' and ''Echinopsis lageniformis'', syn. ''Trichocereus bridgesii''), and '' Lophophora'', with peyote (''Lophophora williamsii'') being the most psychoactive species. Several other species pertaining to other genera are also psychoactive, though not always used with a ritualistic intent. Species Globular cacti ''Lophophora williamsii'' (peyote) Other "peyotes" ''Ariocarpus fissuratus'' '' Coryphantha compacta'' (syn. ''C. palmeri'') ''Pelecyphora aselliformis'' ''Pelecyphora strobiliformis'' '' Lophophora diffusa'' ''Ariocarpus retusus'' '' Ariocarpus agavoides''; '' kotschoubeyanus''; and other species * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cactus A cactus (: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (), a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek word (''káktos''), a name originally used by Theophrastus for a spiny plant whose identity is now not certain. Cacti occur in a wide range of shapes and sizes. They are native to the Americas, ranging from Patagonia in the south to parts of western Canada in the north, with the exception of ''Rhipsalis baccifera'', which is also found in Africa and Sri Lanka. Cacti are adapted to live in very dry environments, including the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth. Because of this, cacti show many adaptations to conserve water. For example, almost all cacti are succulents, meaning they have thickened, fleshy parts adapted to store water. Unlike many other succulents, the stem is the only part of most cacti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ariocarpus Kotschoubeyanus ''Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus'' is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. Description The ''Ariocarpus koschoubeyanus'' usually grows alone and remains below the soil surface. Its dark olive-green shoots, which are flattened at the tip and slightly sunken in the middle, have a diameter of . The warts are spirally arranged, elongated at the base, becoming broadly triangular and tapering towards the tip. They measure long and wide. A woolly furrow extends across the middle of the areoles, and there are no thorns. The flowers are typically crimson red and in diameter, though there is at least one population with white flowers. The sepals are green or brownish, somewhat fleshy, and often split into two columns. The petals are lanceolate-spatulate, pointed, blunt, or edged. The stamens, style, and stigma are white. The elongated fruits are long. File:Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus flor cropped.jpg, Close up on flower File:IMG 3396-Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus.jpg, Leaves File:Arioca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Turbinicarpus Schmiedickeanus ''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' is a species of plant in the family Cactus, Cactaceae. Subspecies , Plants of the World Online accepts the following subspecies, many of which have been treated as separate species: ''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''andersonii'' Mosco ''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''bonatzii'' (Gerhart Frank) Panar., syn. ''Turbinicarpus bonatzii'' Gerhart Frank ''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''dickisoniae'' (Glass & R.A.Foster) N.P.Taylor ''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''flaviflorus'' (Gerhart Frank & A.B.Lau) Glass ''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''gracilis'' (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass ''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''jauernigii'' (G.Frank) D.R.Hunt, syn. ''Turbinicarpus jauernigii'' Gerhart Frank ''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''klinkerianus'' (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) N.P.Taylor ''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''macrochele'' (Werderm.) N.P.Taylor ''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]