Same view, different focus. Brugmansia suaveolens, now thought extinct in the wild and living largely outside its native range. A nightshade family shrub to small tree, scent released at dusk to attract moth pollinators. Poisonous, if pretty, rich in alkaloids that are medicinal at small amounts - scopolamine, atropine, hyoscyamine, and others. Ingestion can include dry mouth or tachycardia onto paralysis, confusion, delusions, hallucinations, and even death. Cherished in Victorian death gardening.

Same view, different focus. Brugmansia suaveolens, now thought extinct in the wild and living largely outside its native range. A nightshade family shrub to small tree, scent released at dusk to attract moth pollinators. Poisonous, if pretty, rich in alkaloids that are medicinal at small amounts - scopolamine, atropine, hyoscyamine, and others. Ingestion can include dry mouth or tachycardia onto paralysis, confusion, delusions, hallucinations, and even death. Cherished in Victorian death gardening.

#SFSidewalkHaiku #170
This flowered bell Both
death knell And proof danger dwells
in delicate shell
© Rick Ehling ✍️05/27-08/29/24, 📷 05/26🌱☠️#laidleystreet #NoeValley #GlenPark #SanFrancisco #California #Haiku
#Brugmansia suaveolens, #Brazil's #whiteangeltrumpet or #angelstears 🇧🇷