This is an unofficial archive of PsychonautWiki as of 2025-08-11T15:14:44Z. Content on this page may be outdated, incomplete, or inaccurate. Please refer to the original page for the most up-to-date information.
Lophophora williamsii: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
>White Created page with "{{BotanyBox/Lophophora williamsii}} '''Lophophora williamsii''' also knows as '''Peyote''' or '''Peyotel (Spanish)''' is a spineless cactus with psychoactive alkaloids like ..." |
>White No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{BotanyBox/Lophophora williamsii}} | {{BotanyBox/Lophophora williamsii}} | ||
'''Lophophora williamsii''' also knows as '''Peyote''' or '''Peyotel (Spanish)''' is a spineless cactus with psychoactive alkaloids like [[mescaline]]. Native North Americans are likely to have used peyote, often for spiritual purposes, for at least 5,500 years. | '''Lophophora williamsii''' also knows as '''Peyote''' or '''Peyotel (Spanish)''' is a spineless cactus with psychoactive alkaloids like [[mescaline]]. Native North Americans are likely to have used peyote, often for spiritual purposes, for at least 5,500 years. | ||
==External links== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyote Peyote (Wikipedia)] | |||
*[https://erowid.org/plants/peyote/peyote.shtml Peyote (Erowid)] | |||
*[https://erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Peyote.shtml Peyote experiences (Erowid)] | |||
[[Category:Botany]] | [[Category:Botany]] | ||
[[Category:Plant]] | [[Category:Plant]] | ||
[[Category:Cactus]] | [[Category:Cactus]] | ||
Revision as of 13:12, 3 September 2016
| Lophophora williamsii | |
|---|---|
 Peyote in a pot. |
|
| Taxonomical nomenclature | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Unranked | Angiosperms |
| Unranked | Eudicots |
| Unranked | Core eudicots |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Genus | Lophophora |
| Species | L. williamsii |
| Common nomenclature | |
| Common names | Peyote, Peyotel (in Latin America) |
| Constituents | |
| Active constituents | Mescaline, Pellotine, Hordenine, etc. |
Lophophora williamsii also knows as Peyote or Peyotel (Spanish) is a spineless cactus with psychoactive alkaloids like mescaline. Native North Americans are likely to have used peyote, often for spiritual purposes, for at least 5,500 years.