naturalizedSolanaceae

Datura metel

metel devil's trumpet

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Datura metel is a shrub-like annual (zone 5-7) or perennial (zone 8-10) herb, commonly known as devil's trumpet and metel. Datura metel grows in the wild in all the warmer parts of the world, such as India and is cultivated worldwide for its chemical and ornamental properties. It was first described by Linnaeus in 1753, but no botanically correct illustrations or descriptions were made until after the New World was settled. It is not possible to...

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