Lophophora diffusa

Lophophora diffusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Lophophora
Species:
L. diffusa
Binomial name
Lophophora diffusa
Synonyms
  • Lophophora echinata var. diffusa Croizat 1944
  • Lophophora williamsii var. diffusa (Croizat) G.D.Rowley 1976 publ. 1979
  • Lophophora williamsii subsp. diffusa (Croizat) Scheinvar 2004
  • Peyotl diffusus (Croizat) Sotom., Arred. & Mart.Mend. 2001
  • Lophophora diffusa var. koehresii Říha 1996
  • Lophophora diffusa subsp. kubesae Halda, Kupčák & Malina 2002
  • Lophophora diffusa var. swobodaiana Halda, Kupčák & Malina 2002
  • Lophophora diffusa subsp. viridescens Halda 1997
  • Lophophora koehresii (Říha) Bohata, Myšák & Šnicer 2005
  • Lophophora viridescens (Halda) Halda 1997
  • Lophophora williamsii var. koehresii (Říha) Grym 1997
  • Peyotl viridescens (Halda) Sotom., Arred. & Mart.Mend. 2001
  • Lophophora echinata var. diffusa Croizat

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.