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{{Plantbox
| color = IndianRed
| color = IndianRed
| common_names = numerous - see text
| common_names = Diviner's Sage, Magic Mint, others (see text)
| growth_habit = [[Corm]]
| growth_habit = Herbaceous Perennial
| high = 6-8ft (1.8-2.4m)
| high = 6-8ft (1.8-2.4m)
| origin = Mexico
| lifespan = [[Tender perennial]]
| lifespan = [[Tender perennial]]
| exposure = Partial sun, Indoors
| exposure = Partial sun, Indoors
| image_width = 240px
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Three well established ''Salvia divinorum'' plants.
| image_caption = Three well established ''Salvia divinorum'' plants.
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Magnoliopsida
| ordo = Lamiales
| familia = Lamiaceae
| genus = Salvia
| species = divinorum
}}
}}
The history of the plant is not known, but there are three possibilities as to its origin. Since it is found in one small area and only one indigenous group uses it, it is either native to this area, is a cultigen of the Mazatecs, or is a cultigen of another indigenous group.<ref name="Marushia2002p6" /> Wasson theorized that this plant was the mythological [[pipilzintzintli]], the "Noble Prince" of the [[Aztec]] [[codex|codices]].<ref name="Valdes1983p288" /> However, this theory is not without dispute. The Aztecs were extremely knowledgeable in plant identification, and their records report that ''pipilzintzintli'' has both male and female varieties. ''Salvia divinorum'', however, is [[monoecious]], meaning it produces flowers of both sexes on a single plant. Skeptics of this theory report that the Aztecs would have known the difference between male and female flowers. Wasson gains validity, however, as a number of Aztec historical accounts classify plants as male or female in a metaphorical, rather than botanically anatomical manner.
The history of the plant is not known, but there are three possibilities as to its origin. Since it is found in one small area and only one indigenous group uses it, it is either native to this area, is a cultigen of the Mazatecs, or is a cultigen of another indigenous group.<ref name="Marushia2002p6" /> Wasson theorized that this plant was the mythological [[pipilzintzintli]], the "Noble Prince" of the [[Aztec]] [[codex|codices]].<ref name="Valdes1983p288" /> However, this theory is not without dispute. The Aztecs were extremely knowledgeable in plant identification, and their records report that ''pipilzintzintli'' has both male and female varieties. ''Salvia divinorum'', however, is [[monoecious]], meaning it produces flowers of both sexes on a single plant. Skeptics of this theory report that the Aztecs would have known the difference between male and female flowers. Wasson gains validity, however, as a number of Aztec historical accounts classify plants as male or female in a metaphorical, rather than botanically anatomical manner.
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