Trichocereus Bridgesii

Body: Forms a tall branching shrub, to 16' (5 m.) high. Pale green, partially
frosted. Branches to 6" (15cm.). Not to be confused with Echinopsis
bridgesii.

Ribs: 4-8, rounded, later flatter; separated by broad but shallow intervals.

Areoles/Spines: Large areoles, about .75" (2cm.) apart. Two to 6 dissimilar,
yellowish spines, up to 4" (10cm.) long although shorter in
cultivated plants.

Flowers/Fruit: Flowers white, 7" (18cm.) long, flower-tube up to 2.4" (6cm.)
long. Fruits oblong, 2.4" (6cm.) large. Distribution: La Paz,
Bolivia


Fast growing, slender, columnar.
Contains: mescaline, tyramine, 3-methoxytyramine, 3-4-dimethoxyphenethylamine.

Tall, 2 to 5 meters high, more or less branching, pale green, a little glaucous; branches 1 to 1.5 dm. in diameter, 4 to 8 ribbed: ribs obtuse, separated by broad but shallow intervals; areoles large, about 2 cm.apart; spines 2 to 6, yellowish, acicular to subulate, very unequal, sometimes 10 cm. long, not swollen at base; flowers large, 18 cm long;

Flower tube 5 to 6 cm, long; throat broad; inner perianth segments oblong, perhaps white, 5 to 6 cm, long; scales on ovary and flower-tube small, sometimes only 3 to 4 mm long, scattered, bearing numerous hairs in their axils; fruit scaly, long-hairy, 5 to 6 cm. long.

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This plant was first recognized as an aboriginal inebrient in an essay written by Wade Davis, a student of R.E. Schultes, and published in a Harvard Botanical Leaflet in 1983. Wade Davis' 1997 publication One River also makes mention of this plants use among indigenous populations in Peru. Testing shows this plant contains over 25 mg. of mescaline per 100 grams of fresh plant, equal with T. pachanoi. Three different varieties of this spieces are known, v. brevispinus, v. longispinus, and v. lageniformis. Monstrose forms can also be found in cultivation.

This species is wonderful for grafting, but care must be taken with watering as it is more supseptable to rotting than T. pachanoi. 3/P, 11 (see note #2)

3-Methoxytyramine 3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine
3,4-dimethoxy-5-hydroxyphenethylamine Tyramine 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenethylamine Mescaline

All information here, is fromThe Narcotic and Hallucinogenic Cacti of the New World By Michael S. Smith