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]
Echinopsis scopulicola | |
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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 | |
This cactus is synonymous with Trichocereus scopulicola, and its scientific name is Echinopsis scopulicola.[3]
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.
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Echinopsis scopulicola |
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Trichocereus scopulicola |