Lophophora diffusa

Lophophora diffusa
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Lophophora
Species:	L. diffusa
Binomial name
	Lophophora diffusa; (Croizat) Bravo
Synonyms
	Lophophora echinata Croizat; Lophophora echinata var. diffusa Croizat 1944; Lophophora williamsii var. diffusa (Croizat) Rowley 1979; Lophophora diffusa var. koehresii Riha 1996,; Lophophora williamsii var. koehresii (Riha) Grym 1997; Lophophora diffusa subsp. viridescens Halda 1997,; Lophophora viridescens (Halda) Halda 1997; Lophophora diffusa var. fricii Halda 1997; Lophophora diffusa var. kubesai Halda, Kupcak et Malina; Lophophora diffusa var. swobodaiana Halda, Kupcak et Malina; Lophophora ziegleri Werdermann; Lophophora ziegleriana Soulaire;

Lophophora diffusa, commonly known as false peyote, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae and one of the species in the Lophophora genus. It is endemic to Mexico in the outskirts of Querétaro. This species contains zero to trace amounts of mescaline; pellotine, whose psychoactive effects are comparatively minimal, is the principal alkaloid. The species name diffusa refers to the flat tubercles that are outspread without the plant having prominent ribs.

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