Quercus

Jimsonweed

Datura stramonium

Not native to Kentucky

Highly poisonous. Serious poisoning risk if eaten. Excluded from default planting suggestions; keep away from children and pets. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

8CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Datura

  • Agrius cingulataPink-Spotted Hawkmoth, Sweet Potatoe Caterpillar
  • Chloridea virescensTobacco Budworm Moth
  • Emmelina monodactylaMorning-Glory Plume Moth
  • Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
  • Manduca quinquemaculatusFive-Spotted Hawkmoth, Tomato Hornworm
  • Manduca sextaCarolina Sphinx, Tomatoe Sphinx, Tobacco Hornworm
  • Spodoptera dolichosSweetpotato Armyworm, Dolichos Armyworm, Large Cotton Armyworm
  • Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Datura

  • Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged Blackbird
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Solanaceae
Hardiness
Zones 7a–9b
Soil pH
Acidic to alkaline
Flower color
Purple or white
Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Jimsonweed

Conservation status

Kentucky rankSNA
Global rankGU
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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