Datura quercifolia, commonly known as the oak-leaved thorn-apple, is a small shrub in the genusDatura that is native to Mexico and the Southwestern United States. It grows equally well in dry and moist soils and requires full sun. It contains a mix of alkaloids that are poisonous and can be potentially lethal when ingested.
It can assume both a prostrate and an upright bushy habit, with bushier forms reaching up to 3 ft. in height. It produces green seed capsules armed with long sharp spines, which, like those of some Datura species, open by four equal valves. The funnel-shaped flowers are white and pale violet tipped with five short triangular teeth and are less than 2 in. long.
All parts of Datura plants contain dangerous levels of poison and may be fatal if ingested by humans or other animals, including livestock and pets. In some places it is prohibited to buy, sell or cultivate Datura plants.[1]
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^Preissel, Ulrike; Preissel, Hans-Georg (2002). Brugmansia and Datura: Angel's Trumpets and Thorn Apples. Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books. pp. 123–124. ISBN978-1-55209-598-0.
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datura, quercifolia, commonly, known, leaved, thorn, apple, small, shrub, genus, datura, that, native, mexico, southwestern, united, states, grows, equally, well, moist, soils, requires, full, contains, alkaloids, that, poisonous, potentially, lethal, when, in. Datura quercifolia commonly known as the oak leaved thorn apple is a small shrub in the genus Datura that is native to Mexico and the Southwestern United States It grows equally well in dry and moist soils and requires full sun It contains a mix of alkaloids that are poisonous and can be potentially lethal when ingested Datura quercifolia Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Asterids Order Solanales Family Solanaceae Genus Datura Species D quercifolia Binomial name Datura quercifoliaKunth Contents 1 Description 2 Toxicity 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThe species was first described in 1818 by Alexander von Humboldt Its green leaves resemble oak leaves hence the name quercifolia It can assume both a prostrate and an upright bushy habit with bushier forms reaching up to 3 ft in height It produces green seed capsules armed with long sharp spines which like those of some Datura species open by four equal valves The funnel shaped flowers are white and pale violet tipped with five short triangular teeth and are less than 2 in long nbsp FlowerToxicity editMain article Datura Toxicity All parts of Datura plants contain dangerous levels of poison and may be fatal if ingested by humans or other animals including livestock and pets In some places it is prohibited to buy sell or cultivate Datura plants 1 References edit Preissel Ulrike Preissel Hans Georg 2002 Brugmansia and Datura Angel s Trumpets and Thorn Apples Buffalo New York Firefly Books pp 123 124 ISBN 978 1 55209 598 0 External links editPhotographs of Datura quercifolia nbsp This Solanales article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Datura quercifolia amp oldid 1141160071, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
