Echinopsis peruviana

Echinopsis peruviana
Taxonomical nomenclature
Kingdom	Plantae
Unranked	Angiosperms
Unranked	Eudicots
Unranked	Core eudicots
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae
Genus	Echinopsis
Species	E. peruviana
Common nomenclature
Synonyms	Trichocereus peruvianus
Common names	Peruvian torch
Constituents
Active constituents	Mescaline, Tyramine, etc.

Echinopsis peruviana (also known as Trichocereus peruvianus or Peruvian torch cactus) is a fast-growing columnar cactus with long spines native to the western slope of the Andes in Peru. It contains psychedelic alkaloids such as mescaline.

See also

• Echinopsis pachanoi (San pedro)
• Echinopsis lageniformis (Bolivian torch)
• Mescaline

External links

• Echinopsis peruviana (Wikipedia)
• E. pachanoi & E. peruviana (Erowid)
• E. pachanoi & E. peruviana experiences (Erowid)