Solanaceae FAMILY

Datura innoxia

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

All members of this genus contain narcotics and are very poisonous, even in small doses[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].

Botanical Description

Datura innoxia is an annual plant growing about 1 metre tall. The plant is gathered from the wild and used locally for its various medicinal properties. It is a commercial source of the alkaloid scopolamine, which is used in the pharmaceutical industry[ 240 Title Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Publication Author Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Publisher Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Year 1986 ISBN - Description Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeSouth-western N. America to Central America.

HabitatSandy or gravelly dry open places at elevations below 1,200 metres in California[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ].