Jimsonweed
Datura stramonium, Datura spp.
- Plant type
- forb (annual)
- Settings
- Disturbed ground
- Risk
- High risk Our rating from the cited sources.
- Review
- Not yet reviewed by a veterinarian.
Photos
Planned.
How to tell it
Annual with wavy leaves, large white tubular flowers about 4 in long and a spiny seed pod about 2 in long; barn lots and trampled ground (Merck).
Look-alikes: Planned.
What to do on a site walk
- Remove (gloves) before move-in.
Why it matters
- Toxic principle
- Tropane alkaloids (atropine, scopolamine, hyoscyamine)
- Toxic parts
- All parts; seeds highest
- Basis for our rating
- Chewgrass rating. Cornell lists goats; ARS: toxic to all classes of livestock.
Signs in goats
Restlessness, dilated pupils, dry mouth, fast weak pulse, twitching, convulsions (ARS, Merck).
If you think an animal has been poisoned, call your vet right away.
Season
Seeds can end up in hay (Merck).
Sources
Links last checked: 2026-10-31