Echinopsis scopulicola

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Echinopsis scopulicola
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Scientific classification edit
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)

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]

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, Trichocereus bridgesii.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ask Erowid : ID 2820 : Is Trichocereus scopulicolis psychoactive?". www.erowid.org.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Trouts Archive". trout.yage.net. 9 November 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-11-09.

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