Datura stramonium L.
(Thorn-apple)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Datura stramonium var chalybaea
Thorn-apple (Blue-flowered Form)
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 		Variety 3 images
Datura stramonium var stramonium
Thorn Apple (White-flowered Form)
Flower (Click to open) (Click to open) (Click to open)Plant (Click to open)
 		Variety 19 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDatura stramonium (Thorn-apple)
GenusDatura (thorn-apples)
FamilySOLANACEAE (nightshades)
OrderSOLANALES (bindweeds and nightshades)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Datura stramonium (Thorn-apple) :
1: Datura stramonium (Thorn-apple)
25 Oct 1974 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on building site
Image 1: Fruit - close-upImage 2: Fruit - close-up (2)Image 3: Fruit - close-up (3)Image 4: Fruit - close-up (4)Image 5: PlantImage 6: Plant (2)

Datura stramonium (Thorn-apple) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Datura stramonium (Thorn-apple)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Datura stramonium (Thorn-apple)
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