Echinopsis lageniformis

Echinopsis lageniformis
Taxonomical nomenclature
Kingdom	Plantae
Unranked	Angiosperms
Unranked	Eudicots
Unranked	Core eudicots
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae
Genus	Echinopsis
Species	E. lageniformis
Common nomenclature
Synonyms	Trichocereus bridgesii
Common names	Bolivian torch
Constituents
Active constituents	Mescaline, Tyramine, ect.

Echinopsis lageniformis (also known as Trichocereus bridgesii and Bolivian torch) is a psychoactive fast-growing columnar cactus, branching at the base that can grow 2–5 (-6) m tall. This species contains many psychoactive alkaloids such as mescaline.

Gallery

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  E. lageniformis in a green house in Iran.

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  Several potted E. lageniformis demonstrating thinner columns. These cacti are five years old.

See also

• Mescaline
• Echinopsis peruviana (Peruvian torch)
• Echinopsis pachanoi (San pedro cactus)

External links

• Echinopsis pachanoi (Wikipedia)