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Peyote

Lophophora williamsii

Description:

One of my old peyote cacti from my private collection, its around 12cm across(directly measured from one side to another from its widest point at a random side)

Habitat:

Normally a desert plant,cant remember from Mexico and the southwest of Texas, USA

Notes:

This plant is commonly used as a hallucinogenic sacrament by some native american tribes, and its one of the most beautifull species of cacti

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3 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Cacti are cool. (Well I say that about lots of living things...)

Morten
Morten 12 years ago

thx : ), i did know that,but i had forgotten, and i was too lacy atm too look it up(the time is like 3 in the morning in denmark as i was checking up on my uploads), been colecting cacti all my life , i just got a little rusty the past few years, as i have been looking into varius other plants for my hobby gardening

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

This cactus is from northern Mexico and the southwest of Texas, USA.

Morten
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Morten

Region Midtjylland, Denmark

Spotted on Oct 11, 2011
Submitted on Oct 11, 2011

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