Datura(indian apple & jimson weed)

A genus of 8 to 10 species of short-lived perennial herbs and subshrubs with spiny fruits and toxic alkaloids

Above is a nice photo of Datura meteloides

Brugmansia sp.(once considered a member in the genus Datura)

Illustrations from left to right

Slide collection for the California Floristics course offered through the section of Plant Biology at the University of California at Davis

Modified from the cover of Solanace III: Hawkes, J. G., R.N. Lester, M Nee, and N Estrada. 1991. "Solanaceae III". The Royal Botanical Gardens. Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK.

To return to the Solanceace cladogram


Introduction | Flowers&Fruit | Roots | Stems | Leaves
© Thomas L. Rost 1996
Section of Plant Biology Division of Biological Sciences
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS