Mammillaria craigii

 

Name: Wichiri

Growth Habits: Solitary, up to 6 inches in diameter (15 cm)

A beautifully geometric globe-shaped cactus with iridescent purple and orange flowers. Has long tufts of white wool at the base of its spines. This plant is consumed by splitting it open and ingesting the central tissue, sometimes after being roasted. The top of the cactus is considered the most powerful part, but the rest of the plant and its fruit have similar effects. Native to Southwestern Chihuahua, Sierra Tarahumara, and in del Rio Urinique, Mexico.

Reported to contain unspecified alkaloids.

 

 

 

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