ipomoea

Another plant that grows plentifully here certain months of the year is Ipomoea Triloba.

The flower is most probably Beach Morning Glory, Ipomoea pes-caprae.

Besides the mercury compound, the Lewis and Clark contained a natural laxitive called Ipomoea purga (jalap) which was native to Mexico.

Hofmann's discovery was vindicated; symbiotic fungi of the genus Balansia are responsible for producing the ergot alkaloids found in Ipomoea and similar species' seeds.

Is not transported by animals as is said in the article; the plant is salt tolerant with floating seeds, able to cross the ocean alone with the sea currents Ipomoea are normally poisonous (not eaten by most animals) but this species has some medicinal uses.

While it's been known for many years that endosymbiotic fungi are responsible for producing the ergot alkaloids in the Morning Glory plant family, and the recent discovery here is the identification of the host-specific fungal symbiont for the common decorative flower Ipomoea tricolor, this plant-fungus relationship was not known in the days of Albert Hoffman's research.

"Ipomoea are normally poisonous..." Note that Ipomoea batatas is sweet potato is a staple throughout the world and is very delicious, especially the purple-skinned, cream-fleshed variety.

Ipomoea (and other related genus) work often with lysergic acid derivatives.