Poppy

Poppies were a type of flowering plant that produced an intoxicating or blissful effect when smoldered.

Habitats
Places in the Realms where poppies could be found growing included the following:
 * In the Dalelands, poppies could be found growing in Archendale and Tasseldale.
 * In the Hordelands, blue poppies could be found growing in the Katakoro Plateau. Poppies could also rarely be found in the Raurin and Quoya Desert.
 * Poppies could be found in parts of Kara-Tur, such as a large field of them known as the Golden Bowl.
 * Poppies were grown decoratively in the town of Auckney near the Spine of the World and in the Moonsea region.

Culinary

 * Poppy seeds were commonly used as a seasoning.  Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold these for around 8 gold pieces per.
 * In the Greenfields region of the Western Heartlands, some served bagels with sprinklings of poppy seeds.
 * Poppyseed cakes were a baked food found in Hlondeth, the City of Serpents in the Vilhon Reach.

Magic

 * Some druids found poppy seeds to be useful in their magic.
 * If ground into a powder, poppy seeds could be used as a material component for casting the reverse of the spell true seeing.

Trivia

 * Poppy seed oil was poisonous to werebadgers.
 * Red poppies were a favored plant of the goddesses Loviatar and Sune.