Botanical Wednesday: Starry moon

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A distinctive floral unfurling- Datura innoxia.
Very pretty, very toxic. Don't eat it.

By The Phytophactor (not verified) on 10 Jan 2013 #permalink

ah yes Datura the local school bus company had them growing around the bus yard ...part of me wanted to tell them that they were too toxic be around the kids that were being dropped off ...another part of me wanted to just admire the plants ..pure white 5 inch trumpets

By brightmoon (not verified) on 10 Jan 2013 #permalink
By aldicrnml (not verified) on 21 Jan 2013 #permalink

it is amazing that something so pretty is so poisonous.

By David Crow (not verified) on 23 Jan 2013 #permalink