Flipboard Culture Desk on Nostr: The bluish-green peyote plant only grows in southern Texas and northern Mexico, ...

The bluish-green peyote plant only grows in southern Texas and northern Mexico, popping out of arid dust and cracked earth “like magic dumplings.” For many Native American Church members who call this region the “peyote gardens,” the plant is sacrosanct and an inextricable part of their prayer and ceremony. But poaching and excessive harvesting are endangering the species. nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqh9em3v9p0wmde9u7alfr79jk4hzje3mdx7gkpzp36yy64lf4tjdslwjaq5 (nprofile…jaq5) reports:

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