Cactaceae
Peyote
Lophophora williamsii
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Lophophora
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Common names
By language (42)
- Arabic
- صبار وليمز, المسكال
- arz
- صبار وليمز
- Basque
- Peiote
- Bulgarian
- Пейот
- Catalan
- Peiot, Peyote
- Chinese
- 乌羽玉, 烏羽玉, 白藥帖仙人掌, 小型乌羽玉, 微型鱼
- Czech
- Lofofora Williamsova, Ježunka Williamsova, Pejotl, Peyotl
- Danish
- Elefantfodkaktus
- Dutch
- Peyote, Peyotl
- English
- Peyote
- Esperanto
- Pejotlo
- Estonian
- Peioote-uimakaktus, Peioote, Peyote, Peyote kaktus
- Filipino
- Peyote
- Finnish
- Myrkkykaktus, Meskaliinikaktus, Peyote
- French
- Peyotl, Peyote
- frr
- Peyote Kaktus
- Galician
- Peiote
- Greek
- Πεγιότ
- Hebrew
- פיוטה
- Hungarian
- Pejotl, Meszkalinkaktusz
- Iloko
- Peyote
- Indonesian
- Peyote
- Irish
- An péóité, Péóité
- Italian
- Peiote
- Japanese
- ペヨーテ, ウバタマ, 烏羽玉
- Korean
- 페요테, 페요태, 페요태 선인장
- Latvian
- Peijots, Peijotkaktuss
- Lithuanian
- Kvaitulinis pejotlis, Pejotas, Peyote, Viljamso lofofora
- Macedonian
- Пејот
- nah
- Peyōtl
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Peyote
- Occitan
- Peïot, Peiòt
- Pashto
- پيوټ
- Persian
- پیوت
- Polish
- Jazgrza Williamsa, Echinokaktus Williamsa, Pejotl, Peyotl
- Portuguese
- Peiote
- Russian
- Лофофора Уильямса, Лофофора Вильямса, Мескалито, Пейот, Пейотль
- Slovenian
- Pejotl
- Spanish
- Peyote, Peyotl, Péyotl
- Swedish
- Peyote, Giftkaktus
- Turkish
- Peyote
- Ukrainian
- Лофофора Вільямса, Пейот, Пейотль
Synonyms
- Anhalonium lewinii Henn.
- Anhalonium williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) C.F.Först.
- Ariocarpus williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Voss
- Echinocactus jourdanianus Rebut ex Maass
- Echinocactus lewinii (Henn.) K.Schum.
- Echinocactus lewisii (Henn.) K.Schum.
- Echinocactus williamsii Lem. ex Salm-Dyck
- Echinocactus williamsii var. anhaloninicus K.Schum.
- Echinocactus williamsii var. luteus Rouhier
- Echinocactus williamsii var. pellotinicus K.Schum.
- Lophophora alberto-vojtechii Bohata, Myšák & Šnicer
- Lophophora echinata Croizat
- Lophophora echinata var. lutea (Rouhier) Croizat
- Lophophora jourdaniana Haberm.
- Lophophora lewinii (Henn.) C.H.Thomps.
- Lophophora lutea (Rouhier) Backeb.
- Lophophora lutea var. texana (Frič ex Kreuz.) Backeb.
- Lophophora pentagona (Croizat) V.Gapon
- Lophophora pluricostata (Croizat) V.Gapon
- Lophophora williamsii subsp. grymii Halda, Kupčák & Sladk.
- Lophophora williamsii var. cristata Houghton
- Lophophora williamsii var. decipiens Croizat
- Lophophora williamsii var. echinata (Croizat) Bravo
- Lophophora williamsii var. heptagona Y.Itô
- Lophophora williamsii var. lewinii J.M.Coult.
- Lophophora williamsii var. lutea (Rouhier) Soulaire
- Lophophora williamsii var. pentagona Croizat
- Lophophora williamsii var. pluricostata Croizat
- Lophophora williamsii var. texana Frič ex Kreuz.
- Lophophora williamsii var. typica Croizat
- Mammillaria lewinii (Henn.) H.Karst.
- Mammillaria williamsii J.M.Coult.
- Peyotl xochimilcensis F.Hern.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to November (from 112 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Dav Hir, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.