Jimson Weed. Datura stramonium, known by the common names thornapple, Jimson weed, or devil's trumpet, is a poisonous flowering plant in the Daturae tribe of the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Geoegia O'Keeffe portrayed the Jimson weed's large, trumpet-shaped blossoms with a focus on their soft, curving lines and delicate textures, often giving the flowers an almost otherworldly presence. Her approach stripped the plant of its toxic associations, transforming it into a symbol of the sublime.
Jimson weed's likely origin was in Central America, and it has been introduced in many world regions. It is an aggressive invasive weed in temperate climates and tropical climates across the world.
D. stramonium has frequently been employed in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments.
It has also been used as a hallucinogen, taken entheogenically to cause intense, sacred or occult visions. It is unlikely ever to become a major drug of abuse owing to effects upon both mind and body frequently perceived as being highly unpleasant, giving rise to a state of profound and long-lasting disorientation or delirium with a potentially fatal outcome. It contains tropane alkaloids which are responsible for the psychoactive effects, and may be severely toxic. Mature and immature seed capsules Datura stramonium is an erect, annual, freely branching herb that forms a bush up to 60 to 150 cm tall. The root is
Geoegia O'Keeffe portrayed the Jimson weed's large, trumpet-shaped blossoms with a focus on their soft, curving lines and delicate textures, often giving the flowers an almost otherworldly presence. Her approach stripped the plant of its toxic associations, transforming it into a symbol of the sublime.
Jimson weed's likely origin was in Central America, and it has been introduced in many world regions. It is an aggressive invasive weed in temperate climates and tropical climates across the world.
D. stramonium has frequently been employed in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments.
It has also been used as a hallucinogen, taken entheogenically to cause intense, sacred or occult visions. It is unlikely ever to become a major drug of abuse owing to effects upon both mind and body frequently perceived as being highly unpleasant, giving rise to a state of profound and long-lasting disorientation or delirium with a potentially fatal outcome. It contains tropane alkaloids which are responsible for the psychoactive effects, and may be severely toxic. Mature and immature seed capsules Datura stramonium is an erect, annual, freely branching herb that forms a bush up to 60 to 150 cm tall. The root is
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