Mescaline Mexico. Europeans noted use of peyote in Native American religious ceremonies upon early contact, notably by the Huichols in Mexico. Other mescaline-containing cacti such as the San Pedro have a long history of use in South America, from Peru to Ecuador. In traditional peyote preparations, the top of the cactus is cut off, leaving the large tap root along with a ring of green photosynthesizing area to grow new heads. These heads are then dried to make disc-shaped buttons. Buttons are chewed to produce the effects or soaked in water to drink. However, the taste of the cactus is bitter,
Pitcher plant those of "Nepenthes". It occurs in only one location in southwestern Australia. A few species of bromeliads (Bromeliaceae), such as "Brocchinia reducta" and "Catopsis berteroniana", are known or suspected to be carnivorous. Bromeliads are monocots, and given that they all naturally collect water where their leaves meet each other, and that many collect detritus, it is not surprising that a few should have been naturally selected to develop the habit into carnivory by the addition of wax and downward-pointing hairs. The purple pitcher plant, "Sarracenia purpurea", is the floral emblem of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Foraging, flying