They open during the day, are from 1 to 2.4 cm (0.39 to 0.94 in) long, and reach a diameter from 1 to 2.2 cm (0.39 to 0.87 in). The cactus produces flowers sporadically; these are followed by small edible pink fruit. The club-shaped to elongated, fleshy fruits are bare and more or less rosy colored. At maturity, they are brownish-white and dry.

(Cactaceae), commonly known as peyote, is a small, spineless, globular cactus native to the Tamaulipan Thornscrub and Chihuahuan Desert of northeastern Mexico and areas close to the Rio Grande in South Texas and Trans-Pecos Texas.

Distribution of peyote (dashed lines) and star cactus (shaded area) in southern Texas and northern Mexico. Adapted from Anderson (1996), with star cactus locality information from Martinez Avalos (pers. com.)

Lophophora williamsii (peyote) is a cactus whose crowns are commercially harvested for religious use as an ingested psychoactive sacrament by members of the Native American Church.

Mar 19, 2025 · Averaging about eight centimetres (three inches) wide and five centimetres (two inches) tall, the body of the peyote cactus is spineless, soft, and, in most cases, blue-green to gray-green in colour. Extremely slow growing, it can take 10–30 years for the plant to mature before flowering.

Throughout this vast range, we also have an incredible difference in elevation from north to south for peyote. We have the Rio Grande at approximately 50 meters (150 feet), and in the southern portion around San Luis Potosi, peyote can be found …

Peyote. Family: Cactaceae (Cactus family) Lifespan: Long-lived perennial cactus. Reproduction: A new plant can take anywhere from three to fifteen years to reach reproductive maturity before the fruit suddenly ripen up to a year after flowering. Geographic Region: In the United States it is found exclusively in southern Texas along the Mexican ...

Peyote is a type of psychedelic cactus native to Mexico and southwestern Texas. It is mostly found in the Sierra Madre Occidental (a major mountain range in Mexico), the Chihuahuan Desert (spanning Mexico and the southwestern US), and in the Mexican states of Nayarit, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and San Luis Potosí.

Oct 30, 2024 · Explore the unique world of the Peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), a rare, spineless desert plant native to the Chihuahuan Desert and Tamaulipan thornscrub regions in Mexico and Texas. Discover its ecological importance, natural …

Other organisms that live in this region include prickly pear cactus, horned lizards, and coyote. One interesting thing about this habitat is the huge difference in elevation from north to south. For example, the Rio Grande region sits at approximately 150 feet.