Other Wildflowers & Herbs
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Mike
wrote:
6 Mar 2026
About three years ago several people were poisoned by eating spinach contaminated with datura (common thornapple). The weed is commonly brought to Canberra by contaminated landscaping soil. I don't know if there are any biosecurity rules to stop this. I have seen it growing alongside vegetables so it would be possible for it to end up in a salad. Symptoms of poisoning include: thirst, dilated pupils, high temperatures, weak or rapid pulse, incoherence or hallucinations, vomiting, breathing problems, convulsions. Wash your hands if you are pulling it out.
Datura sp.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
4 Mar 2026
Hi Alison. Without a shot of the leaves we can't confirm as Wahlenbergia gloriosa.
Wahlenbergia gloriosa
Untidy
wrote:
3 Mar 2026
Thanks, @MichaelBedingfield. I'll drop a note into resident's mailbox.
Datura ferox
JaneR
wrote:
3 Mar 2026
Michael, I have removed the second photo. Thanks for picking that up.
Acaena novae-zelandiae
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
3 Mar 2026
Hi Jane. The seedhead looks like Acaena novae-zelandiae, but the leaves in the 2nd photo are not.
Acaena novae-zelandiae
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