Datura discolor Bernh.

Desert thorn-apple (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Darcyanthus > Datura

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.4-0.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses beverage medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Ear Medicine (flower), Analgesic (leaf), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Gynecological Aid (leaf), Other (root), Eye Medicine (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Hemorrhoid Remedy (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Hallucinogen (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 41
Germination temperacture (C°) 19 - 22
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Datura discolor leaf picture by erick cuevas (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Datura discolor world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:815547-1
WFO ID wfo-0001021288
COL ID 34B5R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Datura discolor Datura thomasii