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Datura ferox L.
Family Solanaceae
Common name: Fierce Thornapple, Longspine Thornapple

Datura ferox L. APNI*

Description: Stout herb, glabrous or sparsely hairy with non-glandular hairs.

Mature leaves broad-ovate and somewhat angular to rounded-triangular, mostly 8–14 cm long, 6–16 cm wide with a few shallow usually toothed or sinuate lobes.

Calyx to 3.5 cm long; lobes 4–7 mm long. Corolla 4–6 cm long, white; limb 5-lobed; lobes ending in a point 1–2 mm long. Stamens not exserted. Stigma below anthers.

Capsule body ± ellipsoid, 2–4 cm long, 2–3 cm diam., erect; spines usually 40–60, stout, sharp, longest towards apex of capsule and 10–15 mm long.


Herbarium
Sheet

Flowering: summer.

Distribution and occurrence: Weed of wasteland and disturbed areas; chiefly in western districts, east of Finley and Brewarrina areas. Native of China.
NSW subdivisions: *CC, *SC, *CT, *NWS, *CWS, *SWS, *NWP, *SWP, *NFWP
Other Australian states: *Qld *Vic. *Tas. *W.A. *S.A. *N.T.
AVH map***

Natural hybrids between D. ferox and D. stramonium occur.

Text by B. J. Conn
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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