A woman has warned nature lovers to stay away from certain vegetation after almost tripping over a datura plant, which can cause intense hallucinations and even death if ingested.
TikTok user Kirsten shared the terrifying moment she came close to a Datura plant after accidentally touching it without realizing what it was.
The creator explained that she was at her fiancé’s parents’ house watching the sunset when they noticed a plant growing on the side of the corn field.
‘It has all these little flowers and these pointy seed pods that are open at the end. We’ve never seen a plant like this,” recalls the 25-year-old from Ohio.
“So we’re looking into it and I decide I’m going to be brave and play it,” he explained.
TikTok user Kirsten shared the terrifying moment she came close to a Datura plant, after accidentally touching it without realizing what it was.
“I put my hand under the seed pod, and my fiancé basically lifts the pod and a bunch of seeds fall into my hand,” she says, adding, “We’re really intrigued by this plant.”
Kirsten said she was “smelling the seeds” and “looking at the flowers” without thinking too much about it before returning to the house to investigate what the plant was, and that’s when they discovered the horrible truth that it was a Jimsonweed. , also known as Datura.
“It’s a fucking highly toxic, highly hallucinogenic plant,” he shared in disbelief.
Kirsten later corrected herself by saying that it is a “delirious”, which is a substance that creates a state of delirium or some degree of general anesthesia.
He added that it is necessary to ingest the plant for it to truly cause delirium.
“When I say toxic, I mean toxic,” he shared. “People eat parts of this plant because they think they’re going to have a good time and then they die.”
“The plant will kill them,” he shared.
Viewers were quick to share their own horror stories about the plant.
Kirsten explained that she was at her fiancé’s parents’ house watching the sunset when they noticed a plant growing on the side of the corn field.
Kirsten said she was “smelling the seeds” and “looking at the flowers” without thinking too much about the plant.
‘The first and most important rule of foraging is “Do not consume unless identified.” The second rule is still important, but not like “Don’t touch unless it’s familiar,” one shared.
‘Datura horror stories are absolutely terrifying. “I can’t imagine doing it by choice,” said another.
‘They told us about this at science camp when I was in high school and they made sure to warn us how bad it was. It’s also called “Hells Bells,” another shared.
Datura Stramonium, also known as jimsonweed, moonflower, and jimsonweed, is a wild plant that grows throughout the United States. It can cause a person to hallucinate for several days and even cause death.
According to the United States Forest ServiceAll its parts are poisonous since it contains toxic alkaloids.
The site noted that livestock and people have been fatally poisoned by ingesting the plant and seeds.
‘Sacred Datura is found along roads, ditches and sand washes from 1000 to 6000 feet in elevation. The leaves are large, dark grayish green and velvety.
‘They can cause dermatitis in people with sensitive skin. The flowers are six to seven inches long and five inches wide. The fruit is a greenish capsule covered with thorns,” the website reads.
Datura Sagrada is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.