Latin name: Datura wrightii Regel Pronunciation: da-TOOR-a RITE-ee-eye Common name: Sacred datura Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade) Habitat: Common in both cismontane and desert areas, dry open and sandy places to 4000' in coastal sage scrub, valley grassland, creosote bush scrub and joshua tree woodland in most of the California Floristic Province Blooming period: April to October Name derivations: 1) Datura 2) wrightii |
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