Taxon:  Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) J. M. Coult.



Summary
Genus:
Lophophora
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cacteae
Nomen number:
22667
Place of publication:
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3:131.  1894
Verified:
10/16/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Echinocactus williamsii Lem. ex Salm-Dyck

Autonym(s)
Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) J. M. Coult. var. williamsii

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Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Backeberg, C. 1967. Die Cactaceae 2896-2898.
  4. Backeberg, C. 1977. Das Kakteenlexikon 218.
  5. Benson, L. 1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada 948.
  6. Bravo-Hollis, H. & H. Sánchez-Mejorada. 1978. Las Cactáceas de México, vol. 1 - 1978, vols. 2,3 - 1991 376-384.
  7. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  8. Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
  9. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
  10. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  11. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  12. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  13. Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
  14. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  15. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  16. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
  17. Zhong Guo & Hua Jing. 1993. China floral encyclopaedia.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcactus pudding  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Englishdevil's-root  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Englishdiabolic-root  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Englishdivine cactus  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishdry-whiskey  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Englishdumpling cactus  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
EnglishIndian-dope  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Englishmescal-button  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Englishmescal-buttons  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishturnip cactus  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Englishwhiskey cactus  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Englishwhite-mule  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Spanishpeyote  2Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Spanishpeyotl  2Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila de Zaragoza  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo León  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Medicinesfolklore FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Socialhallucinogen Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Socialmasticatory Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Socialreligious/secular Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22667. Accessed 17 April 2026.