page_title: Psychoactive cactus
section_title: "Peyotes"
hierarchical_section_title: Psychoactive cactus / Species / "Peyotes"
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Lophophora williamsii
context_page_description: Many cacti are known to be psychoactive, containing phenethylamine alkaloids such as mescaline However, the two main ritualistic genera are Echinopsis, of which the most psychoactive species is the San Pedro cactus, and Lophophora, with peyote being the most psychoactive species. Several other species pertaining to other genera are also psychoactive, though not always used with a ritualistic intent.
context_section_description: Lophophora williamsii (peyote)
  Other "peyotes"
  Ariocarpus fissuratus
  Coryphantha compacta
  Pelecyphora aselliformis; strobiliformis
  Lophophora diffusa
  Ariocarpus retusus
  Ariocarpus agavoides; kotschoubeyanus; and other species
  Astrophytum asterias; capricorne; myriostigma; and other species
  Aztekium ritteri; and other species
  Coryphantha elephantidens; macromeris (var. runyonii); palmeri; and other species
  Echinocactus grandis; grusonii; platyacanthus; visnaga; and other species
  Epithelantha micromeris; and other species
  Leuchtenbergia principis'; and other species
  Lophophora species
  Mammillaria craigii; grahamii (var. oliviae); heyderi; (Dolichothele) longimamma; (Solisia) pectinifera; (Mamillopsis) senilis; sonorensis; and other species
  Obregonia denegrii
  Strombocactus disciformis
  Turbinicarpus laui; lophophoroides; jauernigii; pseudomacrochele; (Pelecyphora) pseudopectinatus; schmiedickeanus; and other species
  Other North American psychoactive and/or medicinal cacti-
  Carnegiea gigantea
  Echinocereus salm-dyckianus (var. scheeri); triglochidiatus; and other species
  Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum; pringlei
caption: Peyote with flower
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