[Jimson Weeds and Thorn-apples: The Genus Datura in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn Apple, Toluaca

Datura wrightii

Synonym: Datura meteloides

Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn Apple, Toluaca: Datura wrightii (Synonym: Datura meteloides) - Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn Apple, Toluaca: Datura wrightii (Synonym: Datura meteloides) - Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn Apple, Toluaca: Datura wrightii (Synonym: Datura meteloides)

Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn Apple, Toluaca: Datura wrightii (Synonym: Datura meteloides) - Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn Apple, Toluaca: Datura wrightii (Synonym: Datura meteloides)

Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn Apple, Toluaca: Datura wrightii (Synonym: Datura meteloides) - Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn Apple, Toluaca: Datura wrightii (Synonym: Datura meteloides)

Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn Apple, Toluaca: Datura wrightii (Synonym: Datura meteloides) - Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn Apple, Toluaca: Datura wrightii (Synonym: Datura meteloides)

Sacred thorn apple as seen on the wash above the mouth of Borrego Palm Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA........April 1, 2006.

Fruits of Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn Apple, Toluaca: Datura wrightii (Synonym: Datura meteloides) - Fruit of Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn Apple, Toluaca: Datura wrightii (Synonym: Datura meteloides)

Ripe fruits of sacred thorn apple observed in Hornblend Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA.....March 31, 2010.

Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn Apple, Toluaca: Datura wrightii (Synonym: Datura meteloides)

Sacred thorn apple (Datura wrightii) as seen on the wash above the mouth of Borrego Palm Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA........March 28, 2011.

Paul Slichter