Datura ferox

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Common name

long-spined thornapple

Family

Solanaceae

Authority

Datura ferox L.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Conservation status

Not applicable

Flower colours

Violet/Purple, White

Year naturalised

1966

Origin

E. Asia

Etymology

datura: From the vernacular East Indian

ferox: From the Latin ferox ‘fierce’, usually referring to very spiny plants