Datura wrightii
(Angel's Trumpet)

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               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

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Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Angel's Trumpet, Scared Thornapple, Sacred Datura
    Lifespan: (Tender) Perennial
    Zones: 9 - 11
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: July - November
    Status: Native
    Range:

Datura wrightii, or Angel's Trumpet, is native to southwestern US, but is also adventive in much of the rest of the US, as it is often grown as an ornamental. It is a perennial, but is tender and is grown as an annual in colder areas. It grows in dry, rocky places. It blooms in mid summer into fall with huge white flowers. All parts of this plant are deadly toxic.

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