Datura ferox

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Datura ferox
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Datura
Species: D. ferox
Binomial name
Datura ferox

Datura ferox, commonly known as Long Spined Thorn Apple or Fierce Thornapple, is a species of Datura. The plant is native to southern Europe and China. Its fruit has unusally long thorns or spikes. The fruit is a red-brown color when ripe. It is grown as an ornamental plant. Every part of the plant is poisonous and is fatal if ingested.

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