Taxon: Datura stramonium L.

Summary

Genus:

Datura

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Datureae

Nomen number:

13323

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:179. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

05/20/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

193 (159 active, 6 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Datura stramonium L. var. stramonium

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Datura inermis Juss. ex Jacq.
Datura stramonium L. var. chalybea W. D. J. Koch
Datura stramonium L. var. tatula (L.) Torr.
Datura tatula L.

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Links

Forestry Images – from www.forestryimages.org
Seeds or fruits – Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Babu, C. R. 1977. Herbaceous flora of Dehra Dun.
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. 1968-1974. The CIBA-GEIGY Weed Tables 88.1.
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 221.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Duke, J. A. 1985. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Hadkins, E. S. et al. 1997. Typification of Linnaean Datura names (Solanaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 125:296. Note: typification
Hammer, K. et al. 1983. Vorarbeiten zur monographischen Darstellung von Wildpflanzensortimenten: Datura L., sectiones Dutra Bernh., Ceratocaulis Bernh, et Datura. Kulturpflanze 31:37.
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Holm, L. et al. 1997. World weeds: natural histories and distribution John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 284.
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Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
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Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
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Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	common thorn-apple		1	Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
English	false castor-oil		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	jimsonweed		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	moonflower		1	Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
English	purple thorn-apple		1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English	thorn-apple		1	Duke, J. A. 1985. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Afrikaans	gewone stinkblaar		2	Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
English (Canada)	jimsonweed	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 221.
French	datura stramoine		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	herbe des taupes		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	pomme épineuse		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)	stramoine commune	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 221.
German	Stechapfel		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian	indormia		2	Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
Italian	stramonio comune		2	Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
Portuguese	estramónio		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese	figueira-do-diabo		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	datura manzana		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	estramonio		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	tapa		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	toloache		2	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Swedish	spikklubba		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Swedish	violspikklubba		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	man tuo luo		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:888.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tlaxcala		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
4	Naturalized					widely natzd. elsewhere
6	Other					exact native range obscure

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Naturalized (widely natzd. elsewhere)
Other (exact native range obscure)

Reference(s)

Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. 1990. A reference guide to medicinal plants. Note: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:888.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Harmful organism host	crop diseases		Holm, L. et al. 1997. World weeds: natural histories and distribution John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 284.
Harmful organism host	crop pests		Holm, L. et al. 1997. World weeds: natural histories and distribution John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 284.
Materials	beads		Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Medicines	folklore		Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):234.
Medicines	folklore		Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. 1968-1974. The CIBA-GEIGY Weed Tables 88.1.
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13323. Accessed 12 May 2026.