false peyote

False peyote, or Lophophora diffusa, is a cactus species native to central Mexico. Unlike its well-known relative, peyote (Lophophora williamsii), false peyote does not contain mescaline, the primary psychoactive alkaloid found in true peyote. While sometimes consumed for hallucinogenic effects, its lack of mescaline means these effects are different or absent compared to true peyote. True peyote is found in the Chihuahuan desert of Texas and northern Mexico and has been used in traditional Indigenous religious rituals for centuries. The Native American Church utilizes peyote in its ceremonies, where it is considered a sacred medicine.12