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Datura wrightii

Sacred Datura; Sacred Thorn-apple

A member of the Solanaceae, the Nightshade Family

Dry fruit of Datura wrightii, along highway 97, Yavapai County.

Dry fruit; detail from image below.

Along state highway 97 within a half mile of junction with state 96;
elevation ca. 3080 feet.

18 October 2004.

 

Fruiting branches of Datura wrightii, along highway 97, Yavapai County.

Fruiting branches with dry or wilting leaves.

18 October 2004.

 

Habit of Datura wrightii, along highway 97, Yavapai County.

Habit and habitat.

Same plant as in prior images.

18 October 2004.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 9 July 2005; revised 4 July 2008.

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