Echinopsis scopulicola
Echinopsis scopulicola is a type of cactus native to Bolivia, which contains psychedelic compounds. Many claimed this species contained mescaline.[1] This was confirmed in 2010 in a study of well-documented individual living plants of the subgenus Trichocereus of the genus Echinopsis. E. scopulicola was noted to contain 0.82% mescaline by dry weight in the outer green layer.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinopsis |
| Species: | E. scopulicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinopsis scopulicola (F.Ritter) Mottram | |
Names
This cactus is synonymous with Trichocereus scopulicola, and its scientific name is Echinopsis scopulicola.[3]
Plant description
This cactus grows 3–4 meters tall, and 8–10 cm in diameter, and is also noted for its unusually short spines.[3] It readily forms hybrids with another Bolivian species, Echinopsis lageniformis.
References
- "Ask Erowid : ID 2820 : Is Trichocereus scopulicolis psychoactive?". www.erowid.org.
- Ogunbodede, Olabode; McCombs, Douglas; Trout, Keeper; Daley, Paul; Terry, Martin (September 2010). "New mescaline concentrations from 14 taxa/cultivars of Echinopsis spp. (Cactaceae) ("San Pedro") and their relevance to shamanic practice". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 131 (2): 356–362. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2010.07.021. PMID 20637277.
- "Trouts Archive". trout.yage.net. 9 November 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-11-09.
External links
Data related to Echinopsis scopulicola at Wikispecies
Media related to Echinopsis scopulicola at Wikimedia Commons
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