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29-AUG-2018 Jola Dziubinska

Datura Stramonium

Warsaw, Poland

I noticed this strange to me plant along roadside. Found out it is Datura stramonium, also commonly called thornapple and moon flower, hell's bells, devil's trumpet, devil's weed.

It is believed to have originated in Mexico, but has now become naturalized in many other regions. Datura stramonium is native to North America.
It is a powerful hallucinogen and deliriant, which is used entheogenically for the intense visions it produces.
Across the Americas, different indigenous peoples such as the Algonquin, Navajo, Cherokee, Luiseņo used this plant in sacred ceremonies for its hallucinogenic properties.

All parts of Datura plants contain dangerous levels of the tropane alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine, the risk of fatal overdose is high among uninformed users, and many hospitalizations occur amongst recreational users.

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Datura_stramonium


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Chris01-Sep-2018 11:14
An excellent capture Jola. Thank you for posting the info of this fascinating plant.
LynnH01-Sep-2018 01:12
The Moon lilies I have are Datura. The seeds are a bit different. And the leaves too. But there are quite a few types. All are hallucinogenic.
jeanb31-Aug-2018 19:38
Nice image of a not-so-nice plant. Known to me as Jimsonweed, it’s highly toxic to most livestock. It’s in the nightshade family.
Mieke WA Minkjan31-Aug-2018 15:14
wonder how they came to Poland
great photo V
laine31-Aug-2018 05:15
A foreign invader there, Jola....Best wishes to Emi on her birthday too. V
cits_4_pets31-Aug-2018 05:08
Great idea for foreign!!!! Nice image showing the bud and matured. v
Helen Betts31-Aug-2018 04:38
Such a sharp capture of this datura. I found one of these plants a few weeks ago and just loved the beautiful flowers. V.
carol j. phipps31-Aug-2018 04:13
Gorgeous composition. Did the plant have the perfumed flowers on it anywhere? Moon flowers generally bloom at night and have an amazing fragrance. V
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