Coffee, tea or … yaupon? Will Trump’s tariffs force Americans back to their home-grown brew?

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North America’s only native caffeinated plant was big among beverages in the 18th century. Is Ilex vomitoria about to make a comeback?

Name: Yaupon.

Age: Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria) is North America’s only native caffeinated plant. It was long used by Indigenous people pre-colonisation.

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