Zone 6b ish in Massachusetts. This plant randomly popped up in the garden and I’ve had a hard time identifying it. Long, light purple flowers and spiky, seeded (what I’m assuming are) vegetables. Any suggestions or educated guesses?
“All species of Datura are extremely poisonous and psychoactive, especially their seeds and flowers, which can cause respiratory depression, arrhythmias, fever, delirium, hallucinations, anticholinergic toxidrome, psychosis, and death if taken internally.”
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*Datura stramomium*/Thornapple aka jimson weed aka devil’s trumpet
DO NOT EAT! It’s Datura.
Crazy ass drugs right there
Psychoactive, also causes permanent liver damage and brain damage. One way ticket to looney tune land. That’s all folks!
Is this related to a morning glory? It looks very similar to a variety i grew a few years ago.
Damn. Eating one of those mistaking it for a vegetable would be one hell of a bad time.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura
“All species of Datura are extremely poisonous and psychoactive, especially their seeds and flowers, which can cause respiratory depression, arrhythmias, fever, delirium, hallucinations, anticholinergic toxidrome, psychosis, and death if taken internally.”
That “vegetable” can turn one into a vegetable.
DO NOT INGEST DATURA!!!!