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Datura discolor Bernhardi

Desert Datura, Sacred Datura, Thornapple, Western Jimson

Datura discolor Bernhardi
Datura discolor Bernhardi
Datura discolor Bernhardi
Datura discolor Bernhardi
Datura discolor Bernhardi

Life form2, 3: forb, perennial
Habitat: washes, roadsides, disturbed areas
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: opposite
leaf format3: simple
leaf shape3: ovate
leaf surface3: velvety hairy
leaf margin3: wavy or entire
Flower color2: white or whitish
Flowering period2: Apr. to Nov.
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Synonym(s)1: Datura wrightii
Status: common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Tinajas Altas area
      Ajo vicinity and BLM land
      Barry M. Goldwater Range
      Sonoran Desert National Monument

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