Datura wrightii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Datura wrightii Regel

Jimsonweed, Sacred thorn apple, Toluaca

Datura wrightii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~3015 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Datura
Family:	Solanaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Valley Grassland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Datura inoxia ssp. quinquecuspida
PLANTS	Datura metel var. quinquecuspida
JEF + PLANTS	Datura meteloides

Information about Datura wrightii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DAWR2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).