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'''''Datura wrightii''''' or '''Sacred Datura''' is the name of a [[poison]]ous [[perennial plant]] and [[ornamental plant|ornamental]] flower of southwestern [[North America]]. It is sometimes used as a [[Psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants|hallucinogen]]. ''Datura wrightii'' is classified as a [[deliriant]] and an [[anticholinergic]].<ref name=Garcia>{{cite book | author=Cecilia Garcia, James D. Adams | title=Healing with medicinal plants of the west - cultural and scientific basis for their use | publisher=Abedus Press| year=2005 | isbn=0-9763091-0-6}}</ref> It is a vigorous herbaceous [[perennial plant|perennial]]<ref name=Cronquist>{{cite book | author=Arthur Cronquist, Arthur H. Holmgren, Noel H. Holmgren, James L. Reveal, Patricia K. Holmgren | title=Intermountain Flora; Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A., vol. 4. Subclass Asteridae (except Asteraceae) | publisher=The New York Botanical Garden | year=1984 | isbn=0-231-04120-9}}</ref> that grows 30 cm to 1.5 m tall and wide.<ref name=Niehaus>{{cite book | author=Theodore F. Niehaus, Charles L. Ripper, and Virginia Savage | title=A Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers | publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company | year=1984 | isbn=0-395-36640-2}}</ref> The leaves are broad and rounded at the base, tapering to a point, often with wavy margins. The flowers are the most striking feature, being sweetly fragrant white trumpets up to 20 cm (8 inches) long, often tinted purple, especially at the margin. There are five narrow points spaced symmetrically around the rim. It can bloom from April to October.<ref name=Cronquist/> In clear weather, flowers open at nearly full dark and wither a few hours after sunrise the following morning; in cloudy weather, they may open earlier and last longer. The seeds are borne in a spiny, globular capsule 3 to 4 cm in diameter, which opens when fully ripe.<ref name=Cronquist/> ''Datura wrightii'' is found in northern [[Mexico]] and the adjoining [[United States|U. S.]] states, as far north as southern Utah, in open land with well-drained soils.<ref name=Cronquist/> It is also commonly planted as an ornamental, especially in [[xeriscape]]s. ==Toxicity== {{Main|Datura#Toxicity|l1=Datura (Toxicity)}} All parts of ''Datura'' plants contain dangerous levels of poison and may be fatal if ingested by humans or other animals, including livestock and pets. In some places it is prohibited to buy, sell or cultivate ''Datura'' plants.<ref name='Preissel'>{{cite book | last = Preissel | first = Ulrike | authorlink = | coauthors = Hans-Georg Preissel | title = Brugmansia and Datura: Angel's Trumpets and Thorn Apples | publisher = Firefly Books | date = 2002 | location = Buffalo, New York | pages = 120–123 | url = http://www.amazon.com/Brugmansia-Datura-Angels-Trumpets-Apples/dp/1552095584 | doi = | id = | isbn = 1-55209-598-3 }}</ref> ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Datura wrightii seed pods.jpg| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/>    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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