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Thorn Apple, Moonflower (Fruit)

Datura sp.

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7 Comments

ruchats
ruchats 11 years ago

Thanx @AliHp...

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

very nice...

Prashant_Kumar
Prashant_Kumar 11 years ago

Dhatura, it is used as an offering while worshiping Lord Shiva.

ruchats
ruchats 11 years ago

:) thanx Harsha

ruchats
ruchats 11 years ago

Thanx Dan for pointing it out... :)

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 11 years ago

Wow!

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Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Just a note on the common name. Angel's trumpet is usually reserved for species of Brugmansia, closely related to Datura. The common name for many Datura species is Thorn apple, as you can see by the spiky fruit in your spotting.

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Uttar Pradesh, India

Spotted on Oct 7, 2012
Submitted on Oct 7, 2012

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