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Datura wrightii
Also called Sacred Datura, Hairy Thorn Apple, Hoary Thorn Apple, Recurved Thorn Apple, Western Jimsonweed, Sacred Thornapple
Sacred thorn-apple is a sprawling, fragrant perennial with large white trumpet flowers, native to the US Southwest and northern Mexico. It grows best in full sun in well-drained, sandy soil and tolerates drought.
Datura wrightii, commonly known as sacred datura, is a poisonous perennial plant species and ornamental flower of the family Solanaceae native to the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is sometimes used as a hallucinogen due to its psychoactive alkaloids. D. wrightii is classified as an anticholinergic deliriant.
All parts of Datura plants contain dangerous levels of anticholinergic tropane alkaloids and may be fatal if ingested by humans, livestock, or pets. In some places, it is prohibited to buy, sell or cultivate Datura plants. Unlike other types of datura, the roots are considered the most potent and alkaloid-rich part of this species.
Datura wrightii is found in northern Mexico and the adjoining southwestern U. S. states, as far north as Eastern Washington, in open / disturbed land and along roadsides with well-drained (sandy) soils. However it is perhaps most naturally abundant in the region of Southern California. It is also commonly planted as an ornamental, especially in xeriscapes due to its ruderal characteristics.
Desert thorn-apple · Pricklyburr · Sacred Thorn Apple · Fireweed · Thorn-apple · Jimsonweed
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Datura wrightii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
