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Search Term(s): Datura stramonium (1 record found)
Search Term(s): Datura stramonium (1 record found)
SOLANACEAE
Nightshade Family
Nightshade Family
Datura stramonium (jimsonweed)
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Datura: from Hindu vernacular name Dhatura; stramonium: spiked fruit
Native Plant
No
Life Form
Annual Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
July
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain
County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex
Habitat
Disturbed areas, fields, roadsides, waste ground
State Status
Non-indigenous
Piedmont Status
Non-indigenous
Coastal Plain Status
Non-indigenous
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern
North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
Introduced from areas farther west of Delaware
Coefficient of Conservatism
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Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Wetland Indicator Status
NI
Medicinal Properties
Part used: Leaf. Used as part of a standard combination product internally for spastic conditions of upper respiratory and the gastrointestinal tracts. Toxic.
ID Notes
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Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
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