Common Thorn-Apple vs hairy thorn-apple

Datura stramonium compared with Datura wrightii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Thorn-Apple	hairy thorn-apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order same	Solanales (가지목)	Solanales (가지목)
Family same	Solanaceae	Solanaceae
Genus same	Datura	Datura
Species	Datura stramonium	Datura wrightii

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Thorn-Apple and hairy thorn-apple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Datura.

Conservation Status

Common Thorn-Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

hairy thorn-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Thorn-Apple	hairy thorn-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Thorn-Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (20 countries), Europe (35 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

hairy thorn-apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Common Thorn-Apple

<em>Datura stramonium</em>, the common thorn apple or jimsonweed, is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Solanaceae, believed to be native to Central America or southern North America but now cosmopolitan, occurring in over 90 countries across temperate and tropical regions worldwide. It is Not Evaluated on the IUCN Red List as a widespread weed. The plant grows in disturbed soils, waste ground, roadsides, agricultural fields, and gardens. It bears large, lobed leaves with an unpleasant odor, distinctive white to pale violet trumpet-shaped flowers, and spiny seed capsules. All parts of <em>Datura stramonium</em> are highly toxic, containing tropane alkaloids including scopolamine, hyoscyamine, and atropine, which can cause severe poisoning in humans and livestock. Despite its toxicity, it has a long history of medicinal and ritual use across many cultures. The species is considered an invasive weed in many agricultural contexts. Biological traits such as seed output per plant, precise lifespan, and biomass data remain poorly documented in standardized global assessments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇪 Sweden