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Sacred datura, Sacred thorn-apple, Jimsonweed, Thorn apple, Datura, Angel Trumpet

Datura wrightii

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Description:

Large, trumpet-shaped, white corollas, generally withered by early morning, protrude from the coarse foliage of this stout, branched, plant.

Habitat:

Garden in wildlife habitat yard.

Notes:

Extracts from this plant and its relatives are narcotic and, when improperly prepared, lethal. The narcotic properties of species have been known since before recorded history. They once figured importantly in religious ceremonies of southwestern Indians.

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Datura wrightii

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