Datura stramonium

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Thorn apple / Jimson weed
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D. stramonium
Binomial name
Datura stramonium
Synonyms
  • Datura inermis Juss. ex Jacq.
  • Datura stramonium var. chalybea W. D. J. Koch, nom. illeg.
  • Datura stramonium var. tatula (L.) Torr.
  • Datura tatula L.[1]

Datura stramonium, known by the common names, jimson weed, ditch weed, stink weed, loco weed,Korean morning glory, Jamestown weed, thorn apple, angel's trumpet, devil's trumpet, devil's snare, devil's seed, mad hatter, crazy tea, malpitte, the Devil's balls, is an erect annual herb, on average 30 to 150 cm (1-5 feet) tall with erect, forking and purple stems. The leaves are large, 7 to 20 cm (3-8 in) long and have irregular teeth

Flowers are trumpet-shaped, white to purple, and 2-7 in long.The fruit are walnut-sized, egg-shaped, and covered in prickles, they split into four chambers, each chamber with dozens of small black seeds

mature capsule of Jimsonweed

Other websites[change | change source]

http://www.erowid.org/plants/datura/datura_info5.shtml

References[change | change source]

  1. "Datura stramonium information from NPGS/GRIN". Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-02-05.