#Peyote

Take a journey with me into the mountains and deserts of Mexico while I search for the most interesting desert plants I can find. I love to see plants in their natural environment as it helps to put them and the world I live in, in more competent context. I hope you enjoy!
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The Quest Continues......

[@greatnorthernexotic]

First lopho in habitat! 🎉🎉🎉🍞🍞🍞

[@CactusQuest]

I seriously was so excited I couldn’t remember anything

[@ojman000]

16:00 oh my God, I had to find that out as a youth. I’m originally from Fort Worth but I always went out to Lubbock, Texas and I brought back a cactus pad that was growing on the side of the road. It was able to branch it into a pretty significant mature plant as a kid. One day we were playing football in the backyard and I got tackled into the cactus. I learned a very painful lesson that day. And I kept learning that lesson for maybe the next month, I can’t finding needles😅

[@mx500a4]

It'd so amazing to me how those cactus can not only live but thrive in those environments. Great video!

[@jhowardsupporter]

Thrive? They are near extinction in the wild.

[@SimonSverige]

Just as it is amazing that a fish needs to be in the sea to thrive.

[@nemesis8626]

​​@@jhowardsupporterthere not close to extinction, people want to apply for them to be an endangered species to get the Us government to make them a protected species.. add on top of this there use in ceremonys and by enthusiasts meen it's a widely grown cactus in most country's in the world, seeds aren't exactly hard to come by.

[@jhowardsupporter]

@@nemesis8626 In the wild. In cultivation it's common. I have one here.

[@seastar3909]

Like a little kid in a lolly shop!!! 👏👏👏The plant knowledge is great and the extreme excitement at all the spotting is so relatable 😊 Thank you for respecting the beauties in their natural environment 🙏

[@yaddahaysmarmalite4059]

i could spend all day at the L. fricii habitat as well. that's some adorable habitat.

[@karstent8138]

Absolutely awesome Hunter. I truly share your joy and deep wonder, and gratitude for all of this in fact as you say, ineffable nature.

[@sandrams7939]

Awesome, enjoy watching.

[@southwesthardypalms]

Jesùs Cristo this was such a fantastic video brother! It’s always such a damn treat to see these species in the wild! As a fellow biophile, I appreciate the love and respect you show for all these incredible species lol. I’ve definitely smooched a few “inermis” cacti in my lifetime 🤣 Thanks for taking the time out of your busy ass life to bring us along for the ride! Cheers homes!

[@hugoh.9694]

I grew up in San Luis Potosi totally emmersed in this beauty. Even as a kid I was fascinated with these plants and ecosystems. Seeing these here really made me miss home. These were my stomping grounds. The fruit from these plants were an absolute joy. Especially the pitayas, garambullos and alicochis. I was hoping to see you talk on the San Luis Potosi pitayo species a bit but MAN... i LOVED this video! Btw, "Coahuila" sounds more like Qua-Whee-lah when it rolls off the tongue of a native speaker. Definitely looking forward to more Mexico videos! 🥰👍💪

[@LarsLarsen77]

I was watching a fireworks festival in San Luis Potosi and I was like "oh, that's where the lophophora williamsii variety comes from!"

[@mcactus6210]

Really amazing documentary, brutal variety of species and habitats. I am looking forward to seeing the next road trip.

[@아자아자-g9v]

All the cactus of origin are so fantastic and interesting Thank you so much^^ wow

[@blairmornay6779]

Cactus 🌵 have always fascinated me,so beautiful

[@latentheinz]

Cactus in the wild! Xtreme satisfaction. Thanks for all videos

[@caryboyd2181]

I used to take Peyote with Indians in Oklahoma and Arizona 30 years ago. It's really cool to see in its natural environment. I had fresh tops and grew them to. I also made all the paraphernalia used in the ceremony. Lighter sticks and other things as well. Cary in Tucson.

[@veralindqvist3944]

These are such amazing, resilient plants! Great video Hunter. Thank you for sharing your cool adventures with us. 👍

[@sandragoerlich7134]

Love this field trips, it’s so nice seeing the plants in their habitats, thanks for sharing Hunter!!!

[@torispikes728]

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[@CactusQuest]

My pleasure Sandra. Glad you enjoyed.

[@BookeyCactus]

Thank you so much Hunter, i enjoyed the whole video it's like i was walking with you guys eyes shining and open through these beautiful habitats

[@gloriacardenas2056]

Encantador el perrito o cachorro espero que sea de ustedes.

[@ChopsticksDIYGarden]

Thank you for sharing. This is amazing. Hopefully, someday I'll have a chance to check out the cacti in the wild to get the in-person experience.

[@helgedonath1524]

hello! the name is Leuchtenbergia principis. wonderful, species-rich landscape! I envy you for this trip. this is how I imagine paradise. nice video. thanks for that.

[@RSJ-Texas]

I absolutely love your trips in the native habitats of the cacti. Amazing!!!

[@andrealore75]

WOW VERY FANTASTIC ......WOW....VERY THANKS, WHI THAT'S IMAGINE, SIND EXPENSIVE OF GOLD ! ! ! From Austria, Europe......

[@belmondouze]

thank you thank you and thank you again!! to see these beauties in their natural habitat! ♥️♥️

[@aszdruval]

Thank you 🙏for such a great video, I love all the species you show !

[@bakersuccs]

habitat coahuilense .. lord bless this man, haha thanks for the amazing video

[@dj33036]

You were almost in my neck of the woods, Aguascalientes. Mexico is awesome.

[@ppetal1]

You make my rambling so much more rewarding in more temperate climes in Cumbria.

[@josemanuelramos7577]

Ayer descubrí tu canal y me he suscrito de inmediato. Me encantó este video reportaje x la naturaleza, nunca he visto un amante de las plantas hacer videos al natural recorriendo los hábitats de las plantas. Muy buen video amigo, me encantó tu sentido del humor besando cacyus ! Jaja👍👍👏👏😉😉

[@gieraylclepper2031]

Thank you for sharing!!! I enjoy all your videos, keep it up🙌🙌🙌

[@singhrudrajeet7]

Just amazing.. carry on and thanks for amazing show 👍

[@CactusQuest]

Absolutely my pleasure

[@TC-hh8dc]

So nice to see them in thriving in the wild.

[@MrsBradleyMia]

Whoaaaaa I am speechless. Thank you for taking us with you. My admiration on different species of cactus has gone crazy. Those Ferocactus are amazing. Wow wow wow

[@Phokavadee]

Im new for growing cactus this vdo is very amazing seeing the cactus from the nature

[@evanniles2394]

Man that was a amazing trip love to so all those plants in Habitat, that manfreda I think is manfreda Brunnea thanks for posting this video I admire your passion 🤙

[@Darth_SurgeYo]

11:23 that ones getting some nice rabbit pellets, best natural cold fertilizer that can go directly onto plants unlike hot fertilizers like chicken manure

[@miriamdondonan3]

A treat, indeed! Thanks!

[@Unpotted]

You are quite the inspiration! Always looking forward to your next video. 😺✌️

[@janisnix4227]

Unbelievably awesome! Gracias!

[@Maryssilva123]

Hola! eu estou encontranda com este maravilhoso lugar! 🌵 Beautiful! Yess!

[@billgolightly7203]

Great video! Thanks for taking us along.

[@CactusQuest]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching! Happy growing

[@9tavan]

Love this!

[@artfan3118]

Yeah! Fantastic 😍

[@carlosgallegos7822]

Loved watching this video 👍 awesome trip

[@CactusQuest]

Thanks Carlos. Appreciate that.

[@MarianaTitus1919]

Thank you so much for all the inspiration and knowledge - learning so much!

[@t1headlight63]

wild peyote beautiful🎉🎉🎉

[@kristileyva7423]

Thank you so much for what you do, your passion, and sharing these beautiful little babes!! So appreciated!! ☀️🌵

[@tadafries214]

Your videos are so amazing, truly love your content.

[@martinsykora4492]

😮super video 🌵👌👍👍👍

[@williamhamill813]

Pot Cakes are the best dogs ever. They just want. love and to give love. They are survivors.

[@nikitagupta7876]

I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A VARIETY OF CACTUS IN WILD. ITS DAMN BEAUTIFUL BUDDY.......MEXICAN DESERTS ARE HIDING SUCH A GEM (CACTUS) ...............

[@plantitasarcoirismimi]

thanks for sharing, greetings from el salvador 💚🌵

[@andyroo3022]

A lot of cactus videos, but not many shown growing in their environment. Thanks so much for sharing these beautiful plants. I just ordered some Ariocarpus seeds. It is weird how my home country Australia is so barren, yet no cactus plants.

[@CactusQuest]

True. - the vast majority of the continent is desert. But you guys do have the Australian boabab tree which is pretty cool and amazing animals as well.

[@andyroo3022]

@@CactusQuest Yes the Boababs are an interesting tree

[@7Nextor]

great video! near of my town, Monterrey. Glad you were here 👍🏼

[@BelgianSpeedcuber]

Omg!! Thx for my daily cactus dopamine shot 💚💚🤘🤘🔥🔥

[@saradhuly4776]

Incrível como são lindos na natureza!! 💚

[@petevsplants7516]

Man your videos are great, Hunter. I've been binging them for the past few weeks and you've gotten me heavily into cacti and succulents now (aroids are my jam). Thank you and keep it up, mate! Pete from Australia

[@vinman2043]

Lophs are so beautiful. It is amazing how many there are in cultivation now days.

[@CactusQuest]

I agree on both points. It’ll be nice when they are fully decriminalized so we can bring them to the shows

[@droogsurgeon1440]

I would KILL for those beautiful peyote cacti. Omg they’re beautiful, and not to mention worth a fortune. I’ll own one. One day. I live in Georgia

[@whatilearnttoday5295]

Plant some seeds. Obsessing over these mature plants will only see you buy a poached one.

[@MrGreenpaulo]

Love this! Looks like an awesome trip. Thanks for the video!

[@newmanmansell760]

Awesome exploration😌👏🌵I enjoyed watching so much. I'm going to watch again!

[@torispikes728]

Look up ☝️☝️that handle, she’s got the best tips and helps. I’ve microdosed shrooms for about 6 months now and it has really helped my anxiety and depression and I’ll recommend it for anyone

[@SimaShangde]

I like the video. I cannot visit cacti location in person, but it still nice to see you interact with them. Turbinicarpus taxonomy is quite crazy. At some point Gymnocactus and Turbinicarpus had been merged into a new genus - Rapicactus. Later on Rapicactus had been reversed into Turbinicarpus, while keeping all of its species. Then Turbinicarpus has been split once again, this time into Turbinicarpus, which includes all Turbinicarpus and couple of Gymnocactus and into Rapicactus, which contains those species of Gymnocactus that were not included into Turbinicarpus. Recently there was an attempt to split Turbinicarpus into Turbinicarpus and Kadenicarpus. According to the actual species name, the one on the video is called Rapicactus beguinii, but the most commonly used name is still it's original - Gymnocactus beguinii.

[@CactusQuest]

Yeah I was reading about that but for simplicity’s sake I just made the call. Taxonomy is a nebulous cloud of ever shifting names and categories. At some point you have to just enjoy the plants and pick a name I suppose haha.

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

Incredible tour of an incredible landscape, diversity of plant species was amazing, had never heard of cryptobiotic soil relationships, had to look it up and that's another fascinating aspect, perhaps going forward you could give the annual rainfalls and temperature ranges of the places you are touring

[@christinaeilers3562]

Awesome!

[@Derek-Cluskey]

Fantastic video 😊. That ferocactus near the end was incredible. I really need to get to Mexico 🤔. I'm hooked on your channel now 😉. Keep up the great work

[@nicolecmke]

This was great! Amazing to see cacti in their natural environments, growing old and perfectly in nature. It's a good reminder to look down when you're walking. Did you put down the puppy and walk away, or did you drop it off somewhere?

[@Lazy_Fish_Keeper]

Hunter, there is an amazing microcosm just outside of Teotihuacan, within walking distance of the Village of San Sebastian. If you ever end up in the area, Vickis is a phenomenal plant/ecosystem tour guide.

[@CactusQuest]

Thanks for the tip. It’s def on my list. Leaving for south baja this weekend. Central and northern Mexico will be my next quest.

[@ariocarpuss907]

Epic show!!!! Keep em coming. But what happened to the puppy?🤔

[@CactusQuest]

Sad to say we had to leave that tender soul there. We fed him a few granola bars and gave him his fill of water. Loved on him and hung for a while but couldn’t bring him. It’s a hard life for a dog like him. He approached us in the middle of nowhere really. Miles always from a town

[@IvanSam1]

You could at least consider take him on outskirts of some town or village... He don't have much chance there.

[@adyarym]

@@CactusQuest You had to leave him there??? Call a rescue at least! Why not bringing him to a town? That was very cruel and far from empathy. Shameful!! How could he survive there by himself?????????? He is a needy sentient being, you were his only opportunity to survive that environment and you ignored that dark future for him ahead. And you love nature? Really??? How, with what heart you do that to a poor sentient animal in need? So painful, sad and cruel. Do not forget that God doesn’t make garbage… If we do not help when we are needed we are diminishing the value of our blessings literally. We are not being Thankful for our every day gifts. Gratitude could only be celebrated with love to all sentient beings. Unconditionally. Or it is not love. Love is just one with different manifestations. But it most be manifested all the time and even more when are needed or it is not love. It’s a painful way to abandon a page that I thought was a good one and compromised with Life. Extremely sorry for that.

[@AlexandeR-bb7fx]

God, I have discovered your channel one day and realize that you came to Coahuila where I live and have gone to Zacatecas where my mother lives is crazy. It is very difficult to understand this passion that some of us have for cacti. You need to visit Viesca, Coahuila, a very unique sanctuary of lopos, a place that leaves everyone amazed. Greetings from Torreon, Coahuila.

[@Darth_SurgeYo]

2:11 these grow are all over west texas where I live.

[@jonathansoond9364]

Great Vids man. Keep it going!

[@selfisher1020]

Great phrasing

[@sunrisecactus]

Sick video man!!💯

[@5stringsamurai]

There is so much to see if you continue South

[@CactusQuest]

Eventually I’ll make my way further down. I know we only saw the tip of the iceberg

[@MiguelProductionz]

Nice video brother!!! What did you do with the dog :0 so freackin cute Love the ariocarpus on the end! I hope ill have one in the future ;)

[@CactusQuest]

Sadly we had to leave that little fellas there. Fed him and have him water - loved on him and that was that. We couldn’t bring him on the plane or back across the border

[@kristileyva7423]

@@CactusQuest ❤️🐾🐾🙏🏻

[@cactusjoe]

Wow, fantastic trip, thanks for sharing and taking us along! Always fantastic to see our cacti & other plants in their natural habitats! How bad is poaching and illegal collecting of cacti in the area?

[@torispikes728]

Look up ☝️☝️that handle, she’s got the best tips and helps. I’ve microdosed shrooms for about 6 months now and it has really helped my anxiety and depression and I’ll recommend it for anyone.

[@JuanRuiz-hu2jw]

its pretty heavy in some known locations, but there is a lot.of lofations still vrigin.

[@CactusQuest]

Out of the 15 or so sites across 4 states I only saw fresh signs of poaching at one spot. Didn’t appear widespread but when you look at the amount of poached plants online in peoples collections that tells another story. I just saw it at one site. But that’s not to say I haven’t seen it here in California with our native agave

[@CactusQuest]

Yes @juanruiz is correct too. Many many plants at many many sites -

[@gardening_with_rohit]

Have you kept that cute dog? Also do you water these habitat plants? In case of u find any super stressed!!

[@cameronburnett8191]

Thank goodness you are still doing videos.

[@CactusQuest]

Got a little sidetracked but I’m back at it.

[@ultragamer4960]

Finally! An upload

[@CactusQuest]

I was gone for a minute but I’m back again

[@cammielinford9919]

So when you purchase astrophytum inermis, are those actually just young plants that will eventually grow spines? Like the Nudum ones don’t I imagine but do most of the others?

[@sunrisecactus]

Rewatching cause i wanna be out there rn😭😂😂

[@Mirco001]

Ciao dall'italia, video fantastico, ma del cagnolino cosa n'è avete fatto?

[@hudcummings2979]

Awesome Incredible Wow; what Holy places/spaces! Thanks, Hunter & friends! Watching this is pure nurturing. Oh Sacred Mother blessed be You

[@CactusQuest]

👁✨👁

[@CactusQuest]

Glad you enjoyed thank you!

[@myownprivateglasgow280]

Check out Barbara Meyerhof's 'The Peyote Hunt' about the Huichol in their travails across the territory in search of space ... great vid btw ;)

[@alejandrotoledo9975]

Dope

[@jacksonsmith5490]

The lophophora that are very sunken are likely Lophophora Koehresii. They are more sensitive to light than other varieties.

[@geoffreydavis3367]

got any recommendation of literature describing the differences between lophophora fricii , williamsii , koehresii? im trying to catalogue an old peyote garden that belongs to my parents in southern az. thanx in advance

[@jacksonsmith5490]

^this is a cop

[@carlos.fraile]

thank u so much for the video

[@CactusQuest]

My pleasure.

[@alexandralacerda492]

Wow so many wonderful plants😍

[@josephbohme7917]

do you revive anything with iv drip of water??? like waling among flipped dying turtles and not helping. nature may not have the capacity to intervene. but we have and also anihalate

[@HOODBOSS5000]

🎉🎉🎉 long awaited.

[@tolykozin]

so what did u guys do with that puppy? He looked dehydrated and starving....

[@noest-onge3031]

hahah Goals !

[@sleepersix]

Is this public or private land? How did you find it?

[@ArtaxWild101]

Hunter out for Hunting. Looking forward for such Amazing Videos. If I get Cactus as a Gift from you, kindly expect such nice comments 🤪🤣

[@mr.giggles4995]

How old do you reckon are some of those ariocarpus?

[@CactusQuest]

God it’s hard to say. I imagine 30-50 years old or maybe even more with some of the fissuratus they grow so slow in cultivation and that’s with ideal water and food they only get what they get in the desert and in drought years may not grow at all. So I imagine them being quite old indeed.

[@allseezen3336]

thanks

[@rickyruins2272]

Did I see obregonia denegrii at 18:10 or am I tripping

[@AliAtapour_ProjectReef]

Nice!!

[@CactusQuest]

BABY BOI

[@mb7721]

Hai, how to make the color of cultivated ariocarpus exactly like in its habitat?

[@CactusQuest]

Great question. Stress. It’s finding the balance of stressing the plant. The purple colors are from betalin pigments that turn color as a reaction to too much light usually.

[@mb7721]

@@CactusQuest what about the watering schedule and soil?, are there any special treatment?

[@CactusQuest]

@@mb7721 restricting water helps but that’s a delicate balance. Too little and the plant could suffer and too much and it obviously will grow more along the lines of a cultivated plant. To mimic habitat growth you’d want to try to replicate the soil mix. So essentially no organic material what do ever.

[@mb7721]

@@CactusQuest very helpful, thank you very much sir

[@Dean-yy9ki]

“ Look at this loph it uses this bush for diffused light so it can grow easier” Proceeds to sweep his arm thru the bush break every branch

[@wglenbatemanjr9729]

Salud! Glad to find your channel- another naturalist. And sorry, my misanthropic biophiliac side came out in a previous comment (places NOT DEVOID ENOUGH OF HUMANS & their toys/tools). Thanks for working toward the mission, THE MAIN MISSION, mine for sure and many others who. VALUE NATURE DEEPLY. And INSPIRING OTHERS TO VALUE ALL OF NATURE WITH KNOWLEDGE via virtual ecotourism. Value our gift (not our abilitiy or affordances that CAN damage shit) Mother Earth for way more than temporary gain, for shit like its exploitation for money. Hell yeah! ((oh, yes, them too great band🎼🎸🎹🎷🎶)....so HELL YEAH! You speak my fukking language bruhglad u got off your ass and PUBLISHED (posted) your experiences, your (et al, your company/cohort) , your excursions full of passion, knowledge and wisdom of fully interconnected parts. So I mentioned u-toobs crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt, I must assume you know of the channel and host Tony Santore. If not, scope his gig/mission. (yeah, pays some but surely we would still publish all we could even if it didn't pay- FOR GOOEYNESS... and GOODNESS SAKES. Because we understand and love the nature we surround (it used to surround us; wish that were still the case). subscribing,yes but cant do patreon now cuz I got canned from my fukking yob mang!! 😑🤬🤨 ... right when returning from 2wk.s of PTO and THE OUT-OF-TUNE punctual putz crew DID NOT LISTEN, DIDN'T LEARN ANYTHING I SAID (or from the sources cited for consult) ABOUT LIFE CYCLES & BIO of disease vector PESTS: the GNATS'& FLIES' Drosophila, Phorid & Psychotid. And I worked in HOSPITAL food svc🤔😯, yeah, HIGHER STANDARD?!? PffffT!!