Peyote

Peyote

Peyote Lophophora williamsii is an insignificant-looking cactus that contains hallucinogenic chemicals. Mexican Indians once used it in ceremonies to induce a mind-altered state. Spaniards who saw dried pieces of peyote thought it was a fungus and named it "sacred mushroom". Peyote is a dull blue-green succulent cactus shaped rather like a spineless sea-urchin and it has a long thick root that can store water. [CH] {CA}