Can anyone tell me what these cactuses are? and what i can do with them if anything? thanks for your help. View attachment 40702 View attachment 40703 View attachment 40704 View attachment 40705 Sorry if they are small, dont know how to get them bigger on here..
The Cacti in pictures number 1 and 3 appear to be some sort of Opuntia or prickly pear cactus. they make a small maroon fruit that is tasty for eating. the paddles can also be cooked and eaten apparently. its a popular food in mexico called nopales. the only thing you can really do with them is prepare a dish, or make alcohol from the fermented juices. as far as alkaloidal content, they have been reported to contain some phenethylamines however not enough mescaline in signifigant quantity has ever been discovered in any of them. reportedly the mescaline content is one tenth that of San Pedro cactus. no good for tripping im afraid, but as usual it is a superfood, being a cactus, and contains stuff that is really really good for you.
no. its not active. best to stick to trichocereus and lophs http://www.google.com/search?q=tric...US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=iw http://www.google.com/search?um=1&h...US:official&q=lophophora&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iw
As far as I can tell. 1. -Opuntia microdasys 2. -Maybe a type of Cylindropuntia 3. -Opuntia ficus-indica 4. -Cylindropuntia, I don't know what species. As mentioned before 3 is good to eat the pads and fruits but not psychoactive. I think the fruit from all of them are edible but I would double check before doing it.
