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Plant sacraments of the world · 22 plants · 11 cultural complexes · 1,055 sources
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Sesquiterpene
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Calea zacatechichi
<i>accepted: Calea ternifolia</i> · zacatechichi · bitter grass · dream herb · Mexican calea
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Asteraceae
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Central america
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