Nature’s Five Most Peculiar Plants

Published August 29, 2012
Updated February 26, 2018

Brugmansia (Angel’s Trumpet, Devil’s Snare)

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Found in the tropical regions of South America, Angel’s Trumpet seems like a perfectly lovely flower at first glance. If consumed, however, this flower can produce a deadly high. Brugmansia is an intense hallucinogen that, if consumed, can cause paralysis, confusion, tachycardia, dry mouth, diarrhea, migraine headaches, hallucinations, and death.

Historically, the plant was used by some South American cultures to discipline children as well as drug wives before they were buried alive with their dead husband.

[caption id="attachment_5314" align="aligncenter" width="750"]Peculiar Plant Angels TrumpetsSource: About.com

If you enjoyed reading about nature’s peculiar plants, check out the world’s most peculiar gardens and the strangest plants! Finally, read up on some of Earth’s most fascinating carnivorous plants.

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John Kuroski
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John Kuroski is the editorial director of All That's Interesting. He graduated from New York University with a degree in history, earning a place in the Phi Alpha Theta honor society for history students. An editor at All That's Interesting since 2015, his areas of interest include modern history and true crime.