Datura metel: Country Or Region Of Origin
Texas to Colombia
Plant Profile: Datura metel
Taxonomy: Datura metelNames
Angel's Trumpet, Death Angel, Devil's Trumpet, Downy Thorn-apple, Metel, Thorn Apple
Phonetic Spelling:dah-TOO-rah MET-el
Genus:Datura
Species:metel
Family:Solanaceae
This tender perennial, often cultivated as an annual, resembles a shrub and thrives in warm conditions. While it can endure average soil, it flourishes best in rich, moist environments. The plant grows and flowers slowly, and it is important to note that all its parts are toxic.
**Caution:** Toxicity occurs only when consumed in large amounts.
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#poisonous
#annual
#fantz
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Datura metel Feature Summary
Attributes
Texas to Colombia
Perennial
Annual
Fruit
spiny capsule
Brown/Copper
Cream/Tan
Flowers
7 in. trumpet-shaped flowers, white, violet or yellow, tubular, often double
Purple/Lavender
White
Gold/Yellow
fused petals
Trumpet
3-6 inches
Poisonous to Humans
Hot, dry, and flushed skin, hallucinations, pupil dilation, headache, delirium, rapid and weak pulse, convulsions, and coma
Tropane alkaloids
Medium
Seeds
Leaves
Stems
Flowers
Fruits
Roots
Whole Plant Traits
Leaves
Deciduous
Green
Simple
Alternate
Stem
Purple/Lavender
Landscape
Poisonous to Humans
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Datura metel Attributes
Datura metel: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Datura metel Fruit
Datura metel: Fruit Description
spiny capsule
Datura metel: Fruit Color
Brown/Copper
Cream/Tan
Datura metel Flowers
Datura metel: Flower Description
7 in. trumpet-shaped flowers, white, violet or yellow, tubular, often double
Datura metel: Flower Color
Gold/Yellow
Purple/Lavender
White
Datura metel: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Datura metel: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Datura metel: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Datura metel: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Datura metel Poisonous to Humans
Datura metel: Poison Symptoms
Hot, dry, and flushed skin, hallucinations, pupil dilation, headache, delirium, rapid and weak pulse, convulsions, and coma
Datura metel: Poison Toxic Principle
Tropane alkaloids
Datura metel: Poison Severity
High
Low
Medium
Datura metel: Causes Contact Dermatitis
No
Yes
Datura metel: Poison Part
Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems
Datura metel Whole Plant Traits
Datura metel: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Datura metel: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Datura metel: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Datura metel Leaves
Datura metel: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Datura metel: Leaf Color
Green
Datura metel: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Datura metel: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Datura metel: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Datura metel Stem
Datura metel: Stem Color
Purple/Lavender
Datura metel: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Datura metel Landscape
Datura metel: Problems
Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy
