Datura stramonium L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Solanaceae// Genus: Datura// Species: Datura stramonium L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Moore in Tutin et al. (1972).

Distribution: Native from South Central U.S.A. (Texas) to Central America; introduced elsewhere according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Introduced in Europe (The Euro+Med PlantBase, source: Valdés, 2012+). Not native – introduced, naturalized in North Macedonia and the Osogovo region.

Habitat: Disturbed ground, cultivated land, wastelands, near settlements, and other ruderal areas.

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Summer-autumn: JUL, AUG, SEP.

References:

Datura stramonium L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:314738-2 [Accessed 22.11.2021].

Datura stramonium. Valdés, B. (2012+): Solanaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/507c5347-b0d2-47f5-875c-6e5a3aa94f47 [Accessed 06.01.2022].

Datura L. Moore, D.M. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 200 – 201.

Last update: 06.01.2023.