Peyote cactus (lophophora williamsii): When Spanish missionaries arrived in the New World, they observed the ritual use of the peyote cactus by Native Americans and called it witchcraft. #peyote #peyotecactus #illegalplants #wickedplants #witchcraft
Hellebore
The First Sacred War (595-585 BC) is believed by some historians to have been won after a Greek military alliance poisoned the water supply of the city of Kirrha with hellebore. This would have been one of the first instances of chemical warfare in recorded history. #hellebore #dangerousplants #deadlyplants #wickedplants #history #istockphoto #lentenrose #christmasrose
Cogon grass‘s weapon of choice is fire. It lures fire into a meadow and sets it loose on the competition, encouraging it to burn hotter and brighter than it otherwise would. Then, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, fresh young cogon blades spring from the charred remains of the roots and grows stronger than ever. Who knew that grass could be devious? #wickedplants #cogongrass #learningnewthings #dangerousplants #deadlyplants
Henbane (hyoscyamus niger)
Pliny the Elder wrote that the various strains of henbane “trouble the braine, and put men beside their right wits, beside that, they breed dizziness of the head.” #wickedplants #henbane #dangerousplants #deadlyplants #intoxicatingplants #poisongarden
Habanero Chili (Capsicum Chinense) #wickedplants #habanero #dangerousplants #painfulplants
Second read of the new year. #wickedplants #poisongarden
