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There are various plants that induce befuddlements or getting lost.
The German-speaking legendary plant has various identities. Some view the origin as a tree root, growing crosswise or belonging to a tree hit by lightning.
Whoever steps on the Irrwurz goes astray and cannot find the way back. Sometimes you are transferred to a knacker’s yard, or a swap.
Herbe d’égarement in France (herb which leads astray). In Burgundy, whoever steps on the so-called tourmentine growing in the forest will walk the same path a hundred times over without being able to recognize it lest he finds the herb Paris whose seeds show where the path continues when they fall.
Stray Sod
In contemporary fantasy literature the concept of a stray sod is a clump of grass enchanted by faeries.
If you step on one, you become disoriented or lost, even in familiar surroundings. The only way to break out is wearing clothing inside-out.