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'''Angel's trumpet''' (also '''Angel's-trumpet''' and '''Angel's-trumpets''') may refer to:
There are two related plants known as '''Angel's Trumpet''', both members of the ] (]) family, along with ], ]es and ]s.


* two closely related genera of poisonous flowering plants in the family Solanaceae:
]'' ]]
** '']'', woody plants with pendulous flowers
*** '']'', a widespread garden plant
** '']'', herbaceous plants with erect flowers
*** '']'', a widely naturalized species of ''Datura'' with strong spines
* '']'', an ornamental flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae


==See also==
The '']s'' are large, tree-like plants, reaching heights of 10 feet or more, with tan, slightly rough bark. The leaves are generally large, 8 to 12 inches long, and are covered with fine hairs. Brugmansias are tropical plants, native to northwestern ].
* ], other plants with trumpet-like flowers


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The plant gets its name from its large, very dramatic trumpet-shaped ]s, about 9 inches long and 6 inches across at the wide end. These flowers hang down from the branches reminiscent of heavenly ]s directed towards the ]. The flowers have a delicate, attractive scent with light lemony overtones, most noticeable in the calm of early evening.

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The other plant known as Angel's Trumpet is closely related to Brugmansias, but looks quite different. ''] metel'' is shorter, and more of a shrub than a tree, with leaves that are not hairy and often have a purple tint to them. The young stems are typically shiny, dark purple. It has similar trumpet-shaped flowers, white, purple and white, or pale yellow, and more commonly is double-flowered; however, unlike Brugmansias, Daturas' flowers are somewhat less fragrant and point upwards, causing them to sometimes be called, in contrast, Devil's Trumpets.

As with many members of the Nightshade family, all parts of ''Brugmansia'' and ''Datura'' plants are ]. The plants are sometimes ingested for recreational or ]istic ], however, because the potency of the toxic compounds in the plant is variable, the degree of intoxication is unpredictable, and can be fatal. In ], a teenager in ], took Angel's Trumpet in a mixture with ] and because of the severe ]s, cut off his own ] and ] with a pair of garden ]. Doctors have said that he will need years of ] ].

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Latest revision as of 10:55, 24 September 2024

Angel's trumpet (also Angel's-trumpet and Angel's-trumpets) may refer to:

  • two closely related genera of poisonous flowering plants in the family Solanaceae:
  • Maurandya barclayana, an ornamental flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae

See also

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