Calamus, long associated with euphoria, love and lust, is an ancient Native American entheogen producing an MDA-like high. Commonly known as sweet flag or bitterroot, the dried rhizomes are chewed to combat fatigue or smoked with cannabis for a truly divine hallucinogenic experience. Discover more about Acorus americanus and revel in the psychoactive effects of this flowering wetland plant.

Flying Saucers, Pearly Gates, Heavenly Blue—all varieties of morning glories commonly found in ornamental gardens. These flowering beauties veil an entheogenic secret: their seeds contain lysergic acid, a naturally psychoactive chemical cousin to LSD. If you're looking to feed your acidhead, seek no further than your own backyard!

Jumping into our new column, Backyard Entheogens is Bufo alvarius, the Sonoran Desert Toad. The venom of Bufo alvarius is a potent source of the naturally occurring hallucinogenic 5MeO-DMT used by ancient peoples and is at the origin of the toad-sucking myth. Psychonauts beware: Toad tripping can range from bliss to terror. Discover the ritualistic and modern applications of this visionary compound and many more psychedelics in Backyard Entheogens.