Echinopsis pachanoi (syn.
Trichocereus pachanoi) — known as
San Pedro cactus — is a fast-growing columnar
cactus native to the
Andes Mountains at in altitude. It is found in
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Chile,
Ecuador and
Peru, and it is cultivated in other parts of the world. Uses for it include traditional medicine and traditional veterinary medicine, and it is widely grown as an ornamental cactus. It has been used for healing and religious divination in the Andes Mountains region for over 3,000 years. It is sometimes confused with its close relative,
Echinopsis peruviana (Peruvian torch cactus).