Halin Lophophora yana nufin ƙaramin rukuni na tsire-tsire na cactus daga Mexico da kudancin Amurka. Shahararriyar jinsin da aka fi sani da ita a cikin wannan jinsin ita ce Lophophora williamsii, wadda aka fi sani da peyote, wadda al'ummar yankin suka saba amfani da ita wajen bukukuwan addini da al'adu. Kalmar "Lophophora" ta fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "lophos" (ma'ana crest ko tuft) da "phoreo" (ma'ana bear), yana nufin keɓantaccen tuti na filaye masu kama da gashi waɗanda ke kewaye da saman shukar cactus. p>