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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Trichocereus scopulicolus''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
| familia = [[Cactaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Trichocereus]]''
| species = '''''T. scopulicolus'''''
| binomial = ''Trichocereus scopulicolus''
}}

'''''Trichocereus scopulicolus''''' is a type of [[cactus]] native to [[Bolivia]], which contains psychedelic compounds. Many claim this species contains [[mescaline]], but there has never been any official studies done, so any speculation about its properties are without solid scientific support.

==Names==
This cactus is [[synonymy|synonymous]] with ''Trichocereus scopulicola'', and its scientific name is ''[[Echinopsis scopulicola]]''.

==Plant Description==
This cactus grows 3-4 meters tall, and 8-10 cm in diameter, and is also noted for its unusually short spines.

==References==
*[http://www.erowid.org/ask/ask.cgi?ID=2820 Ask Erowid]
*[http://trout.yage.net/sc/Trichocereus_scopulicolus_webpage/Trichocereus_scopulicola_Ritter_webpage.htm Trouts Archive]

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[[Category:Cacti]]
[[Category:Herbal and fungal hallucinogens]]
[[Category:Psychedelic phenethylamine carriers]]
[[Category:Flora of Bolivia]]

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