Thorn Apple

Item

Title
Thorn Apple
Identifier
MSS354_001_014_002
Type
Image
Description
Watercolor painting of a Thorn Apple, or a Datura Moteloides Jepson. This plant is highly poisonous, its seeds contain three dangerous alkaloids: atropine, scopolamine, and huoeine. It grows in June and July.
Date
1920-1956
Format
jpg
Creator
Frances Brown
Subject
Botanicals
Language
English
Place
Northern California
Alternative Title
Frances Brown Botanical Collection
Site pages
Exhibit