If you look at stem, the stem of D. metel is dark purple or blackish, so called kala-dhotra in marathi and D. fastuosa's stem is greenish called just Dhotra in Marathi.
regards, On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Geeta <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe this too is Datura metel L. D. fastuosa is a synonym. > > --R. Geeta > > On Jul 4, 7:57 pm, "Aarti S. Khale" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Taken at Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai on the 10th of May, 2009. > > Again a small plant. > > Aarti > > > -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone

