Echinopsis macrogona

Echinopsis macrogona or Trichocereus macrogonus

There are 60 known species of Trichocereus, many of which contain psychoactive alkaloids such as mescaline. Trichocereus Macrogonus, a close cousin to the San Pedro, Peruvian Torch and Trichocereus bridgesii, is a blue-green Trichocereus. They are very hardy and easy to grow. It contains less than 1% of 3,4-dimethoxyphenylethylamine, less than 1% of 3-methoxytyramine, less than 1% of tyramine and more than 0.05% of mescaline. Tricocereus macrogonus "Big Mac" is the fastest growning of all the Tricos. Growing so fast that 2 feet per year is common, sometimes splitting their own skin. Most consider Trichocereus macrogonus and Trichocereus peruvianus to be one and the same (T. macrogonus = T. peruvianus).