Cactaceae

Peyote

Lophophora diffusa (Croizat) Bravo

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Lophophora

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Peyote: Lophophora diffusa — Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Kauderwelsch assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: خصلاء منتشرة
arz: خصلاء منتشره
Chinese: 翠冠玉
English: Peyote
Spanish: Peyote queretano

Synonyms

Lophophora diffusa subsp. diffusa
Lophophora diffusa subsp. kubesae Halda, Kupcák & Malina
Lophophora diffusa subsp. viridescens Halda
Lophophora diffusa var. koehresii Říha
Lophophora diffusa var. swobodaiana Halda, Kupcák & Malina
Lophophora echinata var. diffusa Croizat
Lophophora koehresii (Říha) Bohata, Myšák & Šnicer
Lophophora viridescens (Halda) Halda
Lophophora williamsii subsp. diffusa (Croizat) Scheinvar
Lophophora williamsii var. diffusa (Croizat) G.D.Rowley
Lophophora williamsii var. koehresii (Říha) Grym
Peyotl diffusus (Croizat) Sotom.
Peyotl koehresii (Říha) Sotom.
Peyotl viridescens (Halda) Sotom., Arred. & Mart.Mend.

Photos

Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Kauderwelsch assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Xtabay 23:54, 26 July 2010, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.