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Lophophora diffusa
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| Lophophora diffusa | |
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Lophophora diffusa in nature. |
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| Taxonomical nomenclature | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Unranked | Angiosperms |
| Unranked | Eudicots |
| Unranked | Core eudicots |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Genus | Lophophora |
| Species | L. diffusa |
| Common nomenclature | |
| Common names | False peyote |
| Constituents | |
| Active constituents | Pellotine, Mescaline |
Lophophora diffusa, also known as false peyote, is a spineless cactus in the Cactaceae family. This species contains zero to trace amounts of mescaline, but it has other psychoactive alkaloids.
Natural habits
The natural habitat of L. diffusa is in 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 as a narcotic and as an ornamental plant.
Alkaloids
L. diffusa, unlike L. williamsii, is high in pellotine and low in mescaline.[1]
References
- ↑ Grym, Rudolf (1997). Rod/Die Gattung Lophophora. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo Roman Staník. ISBN 80-900933-9-6. [The book features an appendix on Lophophora chemistry by Dr Roman Štarha.]