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thorn-apple, moonflower, sacred datura

Datura inoxia

Habitat:

horticulture gardens

Notes:

Datura sp. are poisonous. It has been used as a sacred herb by Native American tribes. It is a hallucinogen.


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3 Comments

AnnaWhipkey
AnnaWhipkey a year ago

@Michele, Datura sp. are poisonous. It has been used as a sacred herb by Native American tribes. It is a hallucinogen.

Michele Evans-Ito
Michele Evans-Ito a year ago

How is it used as an herb?

SatyenM
SatyenM a year ago

Lovely flower.

Indiana, USA

Lat: 40.42, Long: -86.91

Spotted on Aug 26, 2011
Submitted on Aug 29, 2011

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