Datura metel
Datura, Fireweed
Other regional names: Hindu Datura +2 more
- Hindu Datura
- Hindu Thorn Apple
- Jimsonweed
Also known as: Brugmansia chlorantha (Hook.) Melliss +14 more
- Brugmansia chlorantha (Hook.) Melliss
- Brugmansia suaveolens var. flore-albo-pleno Reider
- Brugmansia waymanii Paxton
- Datura aegyptiaca Vis.
- Datura alba Rumph. ex Nees
- Datura alba var. africana Mattei
- Datura bojeri Delile
- Datura carthaginensis E.Vilm.
- Datura carthaginensis Voss
- Datura chlorantha Hook.
- Datura chlorantha subsp. atroviolacea-plenissima Barr & Sugden
- Datura cornucopaea Wilks
- Datura cornucopia Pitcher & Manda
- Datura fastuosa L.
- Datura fastuosa var. alba Bernh.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Solanaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Datura metel (commonly known as Datura or Fireweed) is an annual belonging to the Solanaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Afghanistan, Aldabra, Algeria, Angola, Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gambia, The, Germany, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kansas, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marianas, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Northeast, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New York, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Québec, Rodrigues, Réunion, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Society Is., Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, South China Sea, South European Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe