Solanaceae

Sacred thorn-apple

Datura wrightii Regel

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Datura

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Sacred thorn-apple (Datura wrightii) — FlowerPhoto: tlaloc27, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 圣曼陀罗
English: Sacred thorn-apple
German: Wrights Stechapfel
Swedish: Indianspikklubba

Synonyms

Datura metel var. quinquecuspida Torr.

Flowers

In flower: March to November (from 4,863 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: tlaloc27, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jacob Palmer, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: czernybug, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Antero Peñaflor, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lisa Lincoln, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: henryb68, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ethan Wright-Magoon, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Recreo Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.