Psychoactive cactus
Many cacti are known to be psychoactive, containing phenethylamine alkaloids such as mescaline. However, the two main ritualistic genera are Echinopsis, of which the most psychoactive species occur in the San Pedro cactus group, and Lophophora, with peyote being the most psychoactive species. Several other species pertaining to other genera are also psychoactive, though not always used with a ritualistic intent.
Species
Globular cacti
Other "peyotes"- Ariocarpus fissuratus
- Coryphantha compacta
- Pelecyphora aselliformis
- Pelecyphora strobiliformis
- Lophophora diffusa
- Ariocarpus retusus
- Ariocarpus agavoides; kotschoubeyanus; and other species
- Astrophytum asterias; capricorne; myriostigma; and other species
- Aztekium ritteri; and other species
- Coryphantha elephantidens; macromeris ; palmeri; and other species
- Echinocactus grandis; grusonii; platyacanthus; visnaga; and other species
- Epithelantha micromeris; and other species
- Leuchtenbergia principis'; and other species
- Lophophora species
- Mammillaria craigii; grahamii ; heyderi; longimamma; pectinifera; senilis; sonorensis; and other species
- Obregonia denegrii
- Strombocactus disciformis
- Turbinicarpus laui; lophophoroides; jauernigii; (Pelecyphora) pseudopectinatus; schmiedickeanus; and other species
Other
Other North American psychoactive and/or medicinal cacti.- Carnegiea gigantea
- Echinocereus salm-dyckianus ; triglochidiatus; and other species
- Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum; ''pringlei''
Arborescent and columnar cacti
''Echinopsis''
- Echinopsis lageniformis
- Echinopsis macrogona, > 0.01-0.05% Mescaline
- Echinopsis pasacana ssp. atacamensis
- Echinopsis pachanoi
- Echinopsis peruviana
- Echinopsis scopulicola, 0.82% mescaline by dry weight in the outer green layer.
- Echinopsis spachiana, Mescaline; Mescaline
- Echinopsis tacaquirensis subsp. taquimbalensis, > 0.005-0.025% mescaline
- Echinopsis terscheckii > 0.005-0.025% Mescaline; mescaline 0.01%-2.375%Echinopsis valida, 0.025% mescaline
- ''Echinopsis werdermannianus''
Other
Other South American psychoactive and/or medicinal cactiAustrocylindropuntia cylindrica, Mescaline- Browningia spp.Cylindropuntia echinocarpa, Mescaline 0.01%, DMPEA 0.01%, 4-hydroxy-3-5-dimethoxyphenethylamine 0.01%Cylindropuntia spinosior, Mescaline 0.00004%, 3-methoxytyramine 0.001%, tyramine 0.002%, 3-4-dimethoxyphenethylamine.
- Epostoa lanata
- Matucana madisoniorum
- Neoraimondia arequipensis
- Opuntia acanthocarpa Mescaline
- Opuntia basilaris Mescaline 0.01%, plus 4-hydroxy-3-5-dimethoxyphenethylamine
- Selenicereus grandiflorus
- ''Stetsonia coryne''