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Solanaceae

Jimsonweed

Datura stramonium L.

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Datura

Pets and kids

  • CatsToxic
  • DogsToxic
  • KidsToxic
Why

Cats: Toxic

Toxic to cats (severe). Toxic principle: tropane alkaloids (atropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine).

Signs: dilated pupils, dry mouth, rapid pulse, convulsions, coma.

Dogs: Toxic

Toxic to dogs (severe). Toxic principle: tropane alkaloids (atropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine).

Signs: dilated pupils, dry mouth, rapid pulse, convulsions, coma.

Kids: Toxic

Toxic to young children (severe). Toxic principle: tropane alkaloids (atropine, scopolamine, hyoscyamine).

Signs: dilated pupils, dry mouth, tachycardia, hallucinations, seizures.

Jimsonweed: Datura stramonium
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Is Jimsonweed safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Jimsonweed safe for cats?

No. Our sources call Jimsonweed toxic to cats (severe). Toxic principle: tropane alkaloids (atropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine). Signs: dilated pupils, dry mouth, rapid pulse, convulsions, coma.

Is Jimsonweed safe for dogs?

No. Our sources call Jimsonweed toxic to dogs (severe). Toxic principle: tropane alkaloids (atropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine). Signs: dilated pupils, dry mouth, rapid pulse, convulsions, coma.

Is Jimsonweed safe for kids?

No. Our sources call Jimsonweed toxic to young children (severe). Toxic principle: tropane alkaloids (atropine, scopolamine, hyoscyamine). Signs: dilated pupils, dry mouth, tachycardia, hallucinations, seizures.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

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Common names

By language (32)
Afrikaans
Stinkblaar, Gewonestinkblaar, Malpitte, Olieboom, Persstinkblaar, Pietjielaporte, Bloustinkblaar, Doringappel
Arabic
بنج طاطور, ثغير, داتورة, داتورة شائكة, طاطورة, فدة, نفير, ونج
Armenian
Դուրման սովորական
Basque
Estramonio
Catalan
Herba queixalera, Herba talpera, Herba taupera, Stramoine
Chinese
万桃花, 山茄花, 打破碗花, 曼陀罗, 曼陀罗叶, 曼陀罗子, 曼陀罗根, 曼陀羅
Corsican
Arba diavula, Erba di u diavule
Czech
Durman obecný, Panenská okurka
Dutch
Doornappel, Jimson weed
English
Jimsonweed, Thorn-apple, Devil's snare, Devil’s cucumber, Devil’s trumpet, Devil’s weed, Hell's bells, Jamestown weed
Finnish
Okahulluruoho
French
Stramoine
Galician
Figueira tola, Figueria do inferno, Herba do demo, Herba do gorgullo
German
Stechapfel, Weißer Stechapfel, Gewöhnlicher Stechapfel, Stramoine
Italian
Stramonio, Stramonio comune
Japanese
シロバナチョウセンアサガオ, ヨウシュチョウセンアサガオ
Latvian
Parastais velnābols, Velnābols
Lithuanian
Stramoine
Macedonian
Магарешки костен
Maltese
Siġra tat-trumbetti
myv
Чинев ормаза тикше
Persian
داتوره
Polish
Dziędzierzawa
Portuguese
Estramónio, Estramônio, Figueira do Demo, Figueira do Diabo, Figueira do Inferno, Figueira-do-demo, Figueira-do-diabo
Quechua
Chamico, K'ara lawa, K'aralawa, Karalawa
Russian
Дурман вонючий, Дурман фиолетовый
Slovenian
Svinjska dušica
Southern Sotho
Lechoe
Spanish
Berenjena del diablo, Borrachero, Estramonio, Flor de la trompeta, Garramoño, Hierba del Diablo, Hierba hedionda, Higera del infierno
Swedish
Slät spikklubba, Slät violspikklubba, Stramoine, Violspikklubba
Xhosa
Umhlavuthwa, Umvumbangwe
Zulu
Ijoye, Iloqi

Synonyms

  • Datura bernhardii Lundstrom
  • Datura bertolonii Parl. ex Guss.
  • Datura inermis Juss. ex Jacq.
  • Datura muricata Hort.Berol. ex Godr.
  • Datura stramonium f. inermis (Juss.) Hupke
  • Datura stramonium f. tatula (L.) Geerinck & É.Walravens
  • Datura stramonium f. tatula (L.) B.Boivin
  • Datura stramonium var. chalybea W.D.J.Koch
  • Datura stramonium var. inermis (Juss.) Fernald
  • Datura stramonium var. tatula (L.) Torr.
  • Datura tatula L.
  • Datura wallichii Dunal
  • Stramonium tatula (L.) Moench
  • Stramonium vulgare Hill
  • Stramonium vulgare Moench

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.