Domesticated plants

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  • They can be grown—cultivated for:
  1. Aesthetic uses — ornamental plants and trees in gardens and parks, craft materials (eg: basketmaking, indigenous clothing), and decoration (eg: floristry).
  2. Consumption uses — food crops (for humans and/or domesticated animals), byproducts (eg: syrups), and herbs and spices.
  3. Healing uses — traditional medicines and medical drugs; and psychoactive entheogens in religious, shamanic, or spiritual contexts.
  4. Raw materials uses — biofuel, lumber and other building materials, packaging, and components/ingredients in other products and items.

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