One of the most oddest ways to become a werewolf is by using special flowers called lycanthropus flowers. These are found in the Balkans, and can be white and yellow. This superstition has a lot of background in modern culture, although it's been accepted as werewolf lore. The idea of these flowers is found in "Teen Wolf" belief system. There is an interesting page about the Lycanthropus flowers on the Teen Wolf Universe Wikia, which shall be linked below.
In the previous decade, scientists discovered a "werewolf plant" or Ephedra Foaminea. These are golden coloured flowers shaped like tiny wolves with pointed ears looking as if they're ready to pounce. These awesome werewolf plants are active during the full moon, because it's that time when they turn sweet and attract nocturnal insects. The pollen looks like sugar crystals at night, or the gleaming eyes of wolves!
There are more different commonly known flowers associated with wolves and werewolves both. Lupine is considered a wolf flower, named after Lupus, a Latin name for "wolf". It's often a bright blue flower and looks pretty but its so poisonous. For centuries people blamed the death of their livestock on both wolves and eating lupine plants. While it's a noxious flower, it's also healthy for the soil and gives life back into the earth.
There is another poisonous plant often associated with werewolves and this is Wolf's Bane or Aconitum. Other names for this deadly flower is "blue rocket," "leopards bane," "women's bane," "monkshood," "devil's helmet" and "queen of poisons." It's got dark green leaves with a lot of tiny sharp fangs/ The flowers range from white, cream, blue, red, yellow, grey and purple. It's believed that wolf's bane grew from the drooling mouth of Cerberus, monstrous dog of the Underworld. The foam from dogs infected with rabies is said to be as deadly as the flower, and then linked with werewolf lore as it's been one of the weapons to use against werewolves.
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