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Datura: The Roadside Poison Tanuj Kanchan, MD, Alok Atreya, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 27, Issue 3, Pages 442-443 (September 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2016.04.007 Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure A, Datura alba, a subspecies of Datura fastuosa. B, Fruit with spiny capsule. C, Ripe fruit and seeds. D, E, Trumpet-shaped flowers. Photographs by Tanuj Kanchan, MD. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016 27, 442-443DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2016.04.007) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions