The most common alkaloid found in the plants was lysergic acid alpha-hydroxyethylamide (LAH). This alkaloid is one of the lysergic acid amides Hofman identified in his studies.

The fungus produces similar effects to the semisynthetic hallucinogenic compound lysergic acid diethylamide–aka LSD.

Credit: WVU Photo/Brian Persinger "Morning glories contain high concentrations of similar lysergic acid derivatives that give them their psychedelic activities," Panaccione said.

They published their findings in Mycologia. “Morning glories contain high concentrations of similar lysergic acid derivatives that give them their psychedelic activities,” Panaccione said.

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LSD and many of its other analogs have been made by extracting lysergic acid from ergot fungus and then chemically altering its structure.

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