Datura Toxique

Datura Toxique. Start studying Plante toxique. Datura plants are often confused with Brugmansia.

Datura is a weed that grows all along roadsides. Flower solitary large tubular with 5 shallow lobes at top white or lavender. Milky latex is present when most parts of the plant are broken.

Datura intoxication typically produces a complete inability to differentiate reality from fantasy delirium as contrasted to hallucination.

Phonetic Spelling dah-TOO-rah stra-MOH-nee-um This plant has low severity poison characteristics. Consumption of any part of the plant can result in severe anticholinergic toxicity. Datura or trumpet flower is one of those ooh and ahh plants with its bold flowers and rapid growth. The stem is branched and cylindrical with nodes at regular intervals.