9 Mind-Altering Plants: Quick Facts

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Purple opium poppy flower (Papaver somniferum) with a yellow center and dark markings, surrounded by green, lobed foliage.

Salvia divinorum

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Thick jungle vine Banisteriopsis caapi, known as ayahuasca, climbs a tree trunk in a lush forest. A red sign at the base reads Ayahuasca Banisteriopsis caapi.

Cluster of bright red betel nuts, the seeds of the areca palm (Areca catechu), hanging from the tree with green palm fronds in the background.

Rows of green Nicotiana tabacum tobacco plants growing in soil, showing broad, bright leaves and healthy foliage.

White, trumpet-shaped Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) flower blooming among jagged green leaves.

Bright green leaves and clusters of small red berries on a coca plant, Erythroxylum coca.

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