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Anatomically Correct Mandrake

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A submission for the Anatomically Correct Series.

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The plant genus Mandragora as we know today are nightshades that contain highly biologically active alkaloids that make them poisonous, with their roots in particular used in traditional medicine. But in old foklore, not only it was a powerful plant in sorcery and herbal medicine, many depictions were more human like.

Dioscurides, who documented it's medical uses, he described it to have a male (Mandragora officinalis) and female (Mandragora autumnalis) shape, so there's some sexual dimorphism there. And according to the legend, when the root is dug up, it screams and kills all who hear it.

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So now we have a species that can live underground, and have roots and leaves that contain hallucinogenic, and hypnotic effects biologically. For this question we're to assume that the hypothetical Mandrake is a fully sentient species that instead of evolving as a plant, it evolved closer to humans. How would it evolve to it's plant-like form?

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