ABSTRACT

Ajuga bracteosa is a low herb covered with soft hairs, with erect, ascending stems which arise from the rootstock, branching usually diffusely from the base and measuring 10 to 20 centimeters in length. Leaves are oblanceolate or subspatulate, 2.5 to 10 centimeters long, and 1 to 3.5 centimeters wide; the lower ones are stalked. Ajuga parviflora is an annual or short-lived perennial herb. Stems are spreading or ascending, 10-25 cm, usually unbranched, and sparsely to densely covered with long villous hairs. Datura metel is an annual herb growing up to 3 feet hight. It is slightly furry, with dark violet shoots and oval to broad oval leaves that are often dark violet as well. Datura stramonium is a foul-smelling, erect, annual, freely branching herb that forms a bush up to 2 to 5 feet. The root is long, thick, fibrous and white. The stem is stout, erect, leafy, smooth, and pale yellow-green.