Datura stramonium

Common Thornapple at Parkes, ACT

Datura stramonium at Parkes, ACT - 27 May 2018
Datura stramonium at Parkes, ACT - 27 May 2018
Datura stramonium at Parkes, ACT - 27 May 2018
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Identification history

Datura stramonium 29 May 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Datura stramonium 28 May 2018 Mike
Datura ferox 28 May 2018 BettyDonWood
Datura stramonium 28 May 2018 JanetRussell

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Removed 28 May 2018

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   28 May 2018
Datura ferox fruit have 40-60 spines, shorter near the base. Datura stramonium fruit have about 100 spines, all about the same length.
Mike wrote:
   29 May 2018
This is Datura stramonium. It has over 100 spines that do not have the variation in length that Datura ferox has.

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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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