Species

Datura stramonium L.

Thorn-Apple

Solanaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Solanaceae (Potato family)
Genus: Datura (Jimsonweed)

Synonyms

Datura stramonium
Datura bertolonii
Datura inermis
Datura pseudostramonium
Stramonium phoetidum
Stramonium spinosum
Stramonium vulgatum

Related species

Datura stramonium L. - Thorn-Apple

Traits


    <span class="r">Highly toxic</span>, 30&#8211;120&#8239;cm tall, annual. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <b>flowers solitary</b>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> actinomorphic, <b>long-tubular</b>, mostly whitish, rarely bluish. <span class="v1">corolla:</spa...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Datura stramonium

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Datura stramonium

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Datura stramonium

Datura stramonium

Status

  • naturalized neophyte

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

  • in nutritious habitats

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