Brugmansia

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proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae — seven species of flowering plants, native to subtropical regions of South America, known as angel's trumpets, sharing that name with the closely related genus Datura..

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A photo of a Brugmansia plant was misidentified as a Datura plant, and a photo of a Datura plant was misidentified as Moonflower vine.

Corrections & Amplifications 2011
A photo of a Brugmansia plant was misidentified as a Datura plant, and a photo of a Datura plant was misidentified as Moonflower vine.

Corrections & Amplifications 2011
Brugmansia - fantastic in bloom, but does take a break between flowering

The Great Tropical Plant Experiment of 2008 « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2008
Brugmansia – The tag said white, the flower color was pink.

The Great Tropical Plant Experiment of 2008 « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2008
I love Brugmansia … trumpets of the angels… I keep meaning to grow it in a container.

Muse Day-My Symphony « Fairegarden 2009
Love the Brugmansia–what an amazingly large plant!

Muse Day-My Symphony « Fairegarden 2009
What a great description of standing under the Brugmansia – ‘a magical umbrella of fragrance’.

Muse Day-My Symphony « Fairegarden 2009
I have big broblems whith my Brugmansia in my pots.

Containers-Part One « Fairegarden 2008
E., “The Ethnobotany of Brugmansia,” Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1: 147-64, 1979; Bristol, M.

One River Wade Davis 1996
For reference to Guambiano use of Brugmansia, see Schultes, R.

One River Wade Davis 1996