Lophophora diffusa
| Lophophora diffusa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Order: | Caryophyllales | 
| Family: | Cactaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae | 
| Genus: | Lophophora | 
| Species: | L. diffusa | 
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| Lophophora diffusa | |
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Lophophora diffusa, commonly known as false peyote, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae and one of the species in the Lophophora genus. It is endemic to Mexico in the outskirts of Querétaro. This species contains zero to trace amounts of mescaline. Instead, pellotine is the principal alkaloid - the psychoactive effects of which are comparatively minimal. The species name diffusa refers to the flat tubercles that are outspread without the plant having prominent ribs.