My Collection of Mexican cacti... so far

[adetheproducer]

Here is my collection the stenocereus is the only one that is not psychoactive but it looks good and if I ever need to I can use it for grafting stock.
I do intend to increase my collection I want to get a Lophophora Fricii and Decipiens to complete my loph list but also want to get some slightly rarer items.

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[adetheproducer]

I would like to get an Ariocarpus Fissuratus and aztekium ritteri. See pictures below sourced online via google search.
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all of these are found in mexico and have histories of shamanic use due to the psycoactive chemistry.

 

[gopener]

Get one blue myrtillis too!
They are beautiful and great for graft stock
Nice collection-family!

 

[adetheproducer]

They are nice I have seen them in my local garden centre about £4 for 10cm high plant.

 

[gopener]

Grab one!I love the blue colour they have when they have lot of sun

 

[adetheproducer]

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Thats Better

 

[gopener]

I like them more when there was separate, is like they got there own personal altars!
Bat its more like family now

 

[adetheproducer]

I have been naughty and got two more, both mature the L.Diffusa had dead flowers in the tuft and the L.Williams has a flower poking out.

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[gopener]

Very nice!!

 

[adetheproducer]

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Epic

 

[gopener]

 

[adetheproducer]

more flowers
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[adetheproducer]

and more cacti check out the astophytum and williams
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[adetheproducer]

here is the williams and the astrophytum up close
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[grivois]

Heavenly :yawinkle:

 

[Prixie]

They are so beautiful..

What part of the plant do you have to prepare?

 

[SamRivenbark]

These look pretty great..you really have a great growth of these plants..nice work.

 

[adetheproducer]

They are so beautiful..

What part of the plant do you have to prepare?

With the lophophora's you eat the head or button that is visible to cut it off clear so the root does not die. I think with the astrophytum you brew the entire plant roots and all but I need to do more research.

 

[Spanishfly]

I did not know Astrophytum capricorne was psycho active. Are any other Astrophytums psycho active? I have a few of them - here is my Astrophytum myriostigma.
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[adetheproducer]

Apparently they are psychoactive if you read some sources but I have since done further research and I now think it is a false statement. These cacti may well have been referred to as peyote but this seems to be a far more generic name given to any cacti use for any non food consumption. They are more likely used for medicinal purpose rather than spiritual. Peyote seems to roughly translate to bitter medicine. Your myriostigma is stunning how old is it?