Lophophora

Lophophora
Lo·phoph·o·ra lə-'fäf-ə-rə n a genus of spineless cacti including the peyote (L. williamsii) which yields lophophorine

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Lo·phoph·o·ra (lo-fofґə-rə) [lopho- + Gr. phoros bearing] a genus of Mexican cacti (family Cactaceae). L. williamґsii (Lemaire) Coult. is mescal, the source of mescal buttons, which contain peyote and mescaline.

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  • Lophophora — Lophophora …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lophophora — williamsii Kulturpflanze Systematik Kerneudikotyledonen Ordnung: Nelkenartige (Caryo …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Lophophora — Taxobox name = Lophophora image width = 250px image caption = Lophophora williamsii cluster regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Cactaceae subfamilia = Cactoideae tribus = Cacteae genus …   Wikipedia

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  • Lophophora — ID 48962 Symbol Key LOPHO2 Common Name lophophora Family Cactaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution TX Growth Habit N/A Dura …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Lophophora — noun two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal • Syn: ↑genus Lophophora • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cactaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lophophora williamsii — Systematik Ordnung: Nelkenartige (Caryophyllales) Familie …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Lophophora diffusa — Systematik Ordnung: Nelkenartige (Caryophyllales) Familie …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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