Datura stramonium
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- dah-TOO-rah stra-MOH-nee-um
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
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- Description
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Jimsonweed is a tender, annual herb or herbaceous perennial and a member of the nightshade family (Solanaceae). The stem is green to purplish, ill-scented, with alternate, simple, coarsely toothed leaves. The flower is solitary, large, tubular with 5 shallow lobes at top, white or lavender. Flowers open at night and are fragrant. They are visited by nocturnal moths.
It is found in weedy in disturbed areas, along roadsides, old fields, pastures, and waste places and as a weed in gardens. The species is frost sensitive. It is a host plant for the Hawk moth (Sphingidae).
All parts are poisonous if consumed. Species of Datura are sometimes confused with those of Brugmansia (also called angel's trumpet), but Datura flowers face upward, whereas Brugmansia flowers are pendulous.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Datura
- Species:
- stramonium
- Family:
- Solanaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Texas to Central America and Caribbean
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts moths.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Perennial
- Poisonous
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- Egg-shaped seed capsule can be spiny or smooth, with many glossy black seeds.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Shape:
- Trumpet
- Flower Petals:
- fused petals
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Attracts:
- Moths
- Problems:
- Poisonous to Humans
- Weedy
