thornapple
Jimsonweed's other name
Thornapple is a common name for plants of the genus Datura, particularly the jimsonweed, known for their spiny seed pods and trumpet-shaped flowers.
All parts are highly toxic, containing tropane alkaloids that cause hallucinations, delirium, and potentially death.
The name refers to the apple-sized, thorn-covered fruit: The thornapple's white flowers open at dusk.
Toxic flowering nightshade genus
- jimsonweedToxic hallucinogenic nightshade plant
- nightshadeOften toxic plant family
- angel's trumpetPoisonous hanging flower shrub
- belladonnaToxic herb yielding atropine
henbane · mandrake · seedpod · spiny · weedy · invasive · flowering · blooms
Affecting brain and mood
- daturaToxic flowering nightshade genus
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
- hallucinationsPerceptions without external cause
altered · consciousness · dissociative · trip · stupor · disorientation · amnesia · shamanic
Anticholinergic alkaloid medication
- scopolamineTropane alkaloid for nausea
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
- anticholinergicBlocks acetylcholine receptors
- antispasmodicAgent preventing muscle cramps
bronchodilator · mydriatic · sedative · anesthetic · preanesthetic · pharmacology · therapeutic · dosage
Capable of causing death
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
toxin · harmful · bane · neurotoxic · overdose · fatality · warning · accidental
Cultivated plant area
- landscapingModifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- decorativeServing to beautify
- specimenIndividual for examination
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
showy · moonflower · fragrant · night-blooming · white · cultivar · container · xeriscape
datura
Toxic flowering nightshade genus
- jimsonweedToxic hallucinogenic nightshade plant
- nightshadeOften toxic plant family
- angel's trumpetPoisonous hanging flower shrub
belladonna · henbane · mandrake · seedpod · spiny · weedy · invasive · flowering · blooms · trumpet-shaped
psychoactive
Affecting brain and mood
- daturaToxic flowering nightshade genus
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
hallucinations · altered · consciousness · dissociative · trip · stupor · disorientation · amnesia · shamanic · ritual
atropine
Anticholinergic alkaloid medication
- scopolamineTropane alkaloid for nausea
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
- anticholinergicBlocks acetylcholine receptors
antispasmodic · bronchodilator · mydriatic · sedative · anesthetic · preanesthetic · pharmacology · therapeutic · dosage · tincture
poisonous
Capable of causing death
noxious · toxin · harmful · bane · neurotoxic · overdose · fatality · warning · accidental · ingestion
garden
Cultivated plant area
- landscapingModifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- decorativeServing to beautify
- specimenIndividual for examination
exotic · showy · moonflower · fragrant · night-blooming · white · cultivar · container · xeriscape · drought-tolerant
- sinister plantsnightshade, hemlock, belladonna, wolfsbane, monkshood
- nightshadestomato, potato, eggplant, bell pepper, nightshade
thornappleedible plants
Consumable botanical matter
food crops · salad greens · lettuce · culinary herbs · apple
thornapplerose
Stood up, or fragrant bloom
lily · lotus · olive branch · white lily · healing herbs
apple, thorn, thorny, applesauce, thorns, crabapple, applewood, thorniness, applecart