peyote
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Peyote is a small, spineless cactus native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, known for its psychoactive mescaline content and traditional use in Indigenous spiritual and religious ceremonies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| peyote canonical | 2 |
| Lophophora williamsii | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4824779 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: peyote Context triple: [Galen Black, religiousUseSubstance, peyote]
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A.
Datura
Datura is a genus of flowering plants known for its large, trumpet-shaped blooms and highly toxic, hallucinogenic properties.
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B.
ayahuasca
Ayahuasca is a traditional Amazonian psychoactive brew, used especially in Indigenous spiritual and healing ceremonies for its powerful visionary and introspective effects.
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C.
Psychédélices
Psychédélices is the second studio album by French pop singer Alizée, showcasing a more mature, electro-pop sound that marked her artistic evolution after her early success.
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D.
Anamirta
Anamirta is a genus of tropical climbing plants known for species that produce toxic alkaloids historically used as fish poisons and insecticides.
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E.
Cactus
Cactus was the Allied codename for Henderson Field, the strategically crucial airfield on Guadalcanal during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: peyote Target entity description: Peyote is a small, spineless cactus native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, known for its psychoactive mescaline content and traditional use in Indigenous spiritual and religious ceremonies.
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A.
Datura
Datura is a genus of flowering plants known for its large, trumpet-shaped blooms and highly toxic, hallucinogenic properties.
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B.
ayahuasca
Ayahuasca is a traditional Amazonian psychoactive brew, used especially in Indigenous spiritual and healing ceremonies for its powerful visionary and introspective effects.
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C.
Psychédélices
Psychédélices is the second studio album by French pop singer Alizée, showcasing a more mature, electro-pop sound that marked her artistic evolution after her early success.
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D.
Anamirta
Anamirta is a genus of tropical climbing plants known for species that produce toxic alkaloids historically used as fish poisons and insecticides.
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E.
Cactus
Cactus was the Allied codename for Henderson Field, the strategically crucial airfield on Guadalcanal during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cactus
ⓘ
entheogen ⓘ psychoactive plant ⓘ |
| activeDoseForm | whole plant material ⓘ |
| administrationRoute | oral ingestion ⓘ |
| commonName | Lophophora williamsii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | vulnerable in parts of its range ⓘ |
| consumedAs |
dried cactus buttons
ⓘ
fresh cactus buttons ⓘ |
| contains |
mescaline
ⓘ
psychoactive alkaloids ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
medicine
ⓘ
sacrament ⓘ |
| effectType |
hallucinogenic
ⓘ
psychedelic ⓘ |
| family | Cactaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Lophophora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | small globular cactus ⓘ |
| growthRate | slow-growing ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid and semi-arid regions
ⓘ
limestone soils ⓘ |
| hasAreoles | true ⓘ |
| hasSpines | false ⓘ |
| isSpineless | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| legalExceptionUnitedStates | religious use by members of the Native American Church ⓘ |
| legalStatus | controlled substance in many countries ⓘ |
| legalStatusUnitedStates | Schedule I controlled substance (mescaline-containing cactus) ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Chihuahuan Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamaulipan thornscrub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Caryophyllales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosynthesisType | CAM photosynthesis ⓘ |
| primaryPsychoactiveComponent | mescaline ⓘ |
| reproduction |
seeds
ⓘ
vegetative offsets ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
overharvesting ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Huichol people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Indigenous peoples of the Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Native American Church members ⓘ Navajo Nation members ⓘ Tarahumara people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
divination
ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ spiritual ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: peyote Description of subject: Peyote is a small, spineless cactus native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, known for its psychoactive mescaline content and traditional use in Indigenous spiritual and religious ceremonies.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lophophora williamsii