Genus
Datura (Devil’s trumpets)
Datura stramonium. Photo: (c) Ruth Krämer-Klink, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Datura is a genus of nine species of poisonous vespertine flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. They are commonly known as daturas, but also known as devil’s trumpets, not to be confused with angel’s trumpets, its closely related genus Brugmansia. They are also sometimes called moonflowers, jimsonweed, devil’s weed, hell’s bells, thorn-apple, and many more. Its precise and natural distribution is uncertain, owing to its extensive cultivation and naturalization throughout the temperate and tropical regions…
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