Ethnobotany · Living Atlas

Sacred Botany

An interactive field atlas of the world's most significant ritual and visionary plants — how to identify them, how they have traditionally been prepared, where they grow, and the cultures and ceremonies they belong to.

279 species profiled 7 continents 5 dimensions each Photos · Wikimedia Commons ✦ Enter the 3D Sacred Garden

Native Ranges

Where each plant is indigenous. Tap a marker to open its full profile.

Native range marker Plant / cactus / vine Fungus (not a plant) Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors · © CARTO

The Living Garden

Every plant of the atlas, planted by the climate it needs — from humid rainforest beds to desert gravel. Pick a month to see what is in its harvest season, tap a plant for its climate, habitat, harvest window and the part traditionally gathered.

Harvest month
Season view

The Plants

Each profile covers identification, traditional preparation, native location, and the cultures & rituals it belongs to.

The Living Dataset

Every species joined with global biodiversity records, field observations, and phytochemistry — a quantitative companion to the profiles above.

Data joined live from GBIF (biodiversity occurrences & living botanical-garden collections), iNaturalist, PubChem, PsychonautWiki, OpenAlex and Wikidata. Updated .

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