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Thorn apple / Jimson weed
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Solanales
Family:
Solanaceae
Genus:
Datura
Species:
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.

Datura stramonium, known by the common names, jimson weed, ditch weed, thorn apple, angel's trumpet, devil's trumpet, devil's snare, 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

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mature capsule of Jimsonweed

Images for kids

  • Thorn-apple

    Mature (left) and immature (right) seed capsules

  • Datura str tat5

    D. stramonium var. tatula, flower (front)

  • Datura stramonium Bieluń dziędzierzawa Seed 01

    Seed capsule, showing dehiscence of the four valves to release seeds

See also

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