Status: Native
Synonyms:
Datura inoxia P. Miller subsp. quinquecuspida (Torrey) Barclay
Datura meteloides of NM authors, misapplied
Datura wrightii is a large, horizontally spreading plant with large dentate or lobed leaves and nearly equally large white flowers. The fruit is densely spiny. Datura wrightii is found at lower and middle elevations in dry sandy soil.
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Datura wrightii, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, May 23, 2007
Datura wrightii, fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, Oct. 24, 2007
Datura wrightii, flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, Aug. 12, 2008
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