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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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4 Comments

AnnaWhipkey
AnnaWhipkey 10 years ago

thanks outsidegirl

outsidegirl0
outsidegirl0 10 years ago

so pretty!

AnnaWhipkey
AnnaWhipkey 12 years ago

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

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Lovely flower.

AnnaWhipkey
Spotted by
AnnaWhipkey

Indiana, USA

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

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