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Lophophora williamsii

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The peyote is a small, spineless cactus which contains psychoactive alkaloids, particularly mescaline. Peyote is a Spanish word derived from the Nahuatl peyōtl, meaning "caterpillar cocoon", from a root peyōni, "to glisten".

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Family
Cactaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Lophophora williamsii
Slug
lophophora-williamsii
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Lophophora
Species
williamsii
Wikidata QID
Q271937
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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