Resources
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
Selected Images
![]() 5365697 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Infestation Howard F. Schwartz |
![]() 1383032 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Plant(s) Tom Heutte |
![]() 5437514 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Foliage Bruce Ackley |
![]() 5271031 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5271032 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Fruit(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 2124076 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Plant(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 2124080 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Fruit(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 2124079 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Fruit(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 2124073 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Seed(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 5412698 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Fruit(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 1556442 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Seed(s) Ken Chamberlain |
![]() 1383036 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Stem(s) Tom Heutte |
![]() 5309071 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Foliage Theodore Webster |
![]() 5362848 jimsonweed Datura stramonium Seedling(s) Phil Westra |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Michigan Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Pennsylvania Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Solanales |
| Family: Solanaceae |
| Genus: Datura |
Other System Links
Plants: DASTBayer: DATST
GRIN: 13323
ITIS: 30520
NPDN Pest: PEWADBD
NPDN Host: 31554
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
Jamestown weed, mad apple, moonflower, stinkwort, thorn apple
Related Scientific Names:
| Datura stramonium var. tatula (L.) Torr. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |

















