daturas

Toxic trumpet flowers

Daturas is the plural of datura, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family known for their trumpet-shaped blooms and potent toxicity.

All parts contain tropane alkaloids that cause delirium, hallucinations, and potentially death.

The garden was filled with white daturas that opened at dusk.

Sometimes used recreationally despite extreme danger.

hallucinogenic

psychedelic

Inducing altered perception

consciousness · shamanic · scopolamine · atropine · intoxication · dreamlike · stupor · disorientation · trance · ritual

botanical

nightshade

Often toxic plant family

moonflower · seedpod · spiny · annual · herbaceous · alkaloids · leaves · flower · pollination · capsule

toxic

poisonous

Capable of causing death

toxins · alkaloids · anticholinergic · fatal · harmful · noxious · accidental · warning · ingestion · symptoms

ornamental

garden

Cultivated plant area

trumpet-shaped · fragrant · moonflower · night-blooming · white · purple · cultivar · bedding · botanical · showy

Opposites
plant toxicity/safety

daturasedible flowers

Blooms safe to consume

culinary herbs · chamomile · lavender · calendula · roses

psychoactive/medicinal properties

daturasmedicinal herbs

Plants with curative properties

healing plants · chamomile · echinacea · aloe vera · ginseng

cultural/symbolic association

daturaslotus

Sacred aquatic flower

olive branch · roses · healing herbs · sage · rosemary

Family

datura

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G