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Datura lanosa
Also called Sacred Datura, Hairy Thorn Apple, Hoary Thorn Apple, Recurved Thorn Apple, Western Jimsonweed, Sacred Thornapple
Sacred Thorn Apple (Datura lanosa) is a small, shrubby, drought-tolerant plant from northern Mexico, grown for its large trumpet-shaped flowers. Some botanists treat it as a variety of Datura wrightii or Datura innoxia rather than a separate species, and it is highly poisonous, so handle with care.
Datura lanosa is a species of Datura. Some contemporary botanists classify this plant not as a separate species, but as a variety of Datura wrightii or Datura innoxia.
This Datura is a small shrub, producing trumpet shaped flowers. The fruit is small, with thorns carrying many seeds.
Datura lanosa is grown in yards or gardens as an ornamental plant and is native to Mexico.
Desert thorn-apple · Pricklyburr · Fireweed · Thorn-apple · Sacred thorn-apple · Jimsonweed
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
