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Classification Key for the Genus Datura
by Dr. Richard Sanders and Erowid.org
Datura metel

Flowers White or Yellow

Flowers single.
white. var. metel
yellow. var chlorantha (?)

Flowers have multiple corollas.
white. var. muricata
yellow. var. chlorantha

Flowers Violet or Reddish

Flowers single. - var rubra
violet. form rubra
reddish. form sanguinea

Flowers have multiple corollas.
Flowers singly-colored. - var. obscura
violet. form obscura
reddish. form atropurpurea
Outside of corolla either violet or reddish,
inside of corolla white. - var. fastuosa
outside violet. form fastuosa
outside reddish. form malabarica

Datura metel var. muricata cv. 'alba'
Photo by Dr. Richard Sanders

Datura metel var. chlorantha cv. 'aurea'
Photo by Dr. Richard Sanders
Datura metel var. fastuosa form fastuosa
Photo by Dr. Richard Sanders
Datura metel var. fastuosa
form fastuosa cv. 'cornucopaea'
Photo by Dr. Richard Sanders
Datura metel var. fastuosa
form fastuosa cv. 'cornucopaea'
Photo by Dr. Richard Sanders
Datura metel var. rubra form rubra
Photo by Dr. Richard Sanders



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