Solanaceae

Desert thorn-apple

Datura discolor Bernh.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Datura

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Desert thorn-apple (Datura discolor) — FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: داتورا مبقعة
arz: داتورا مبقعه
English: Desert thorn-apple
Spanish: Manzano del desierto, Pequena datura, Pequeña datura

Synonyms

Datura thomasii Torr.

Flowers

In flower: September to March (from 1,300 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: adel-fridus, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dégboé Etienne Houédoté, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gabriel O. Tapia-Fraijo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Llamas Tovar Francisco Javier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Fredy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gabriel O. Tapia-Fraijo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vania Rios, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Gabriel O. Tapia-Fraijo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.