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Datura innoxia Mill.

Downy thorn-apple · Solanaceae

Also known as Datura fastuosa, Datura guayaquilensis, Datura inoxia, Datura meteloides and 1 more synonyms. Common names: Angel's trumpet, Hairy thorn-apple, Moonflower, Prickly datura, Pricklyburr.

Datura innoxia (often spelled inoxia), known as pricklyburr, recurved thorn-apple, downy thorn-apple, Indian-apple, lovache, moonflower, nacazcul, toloatzin, toloaxihuitl, tolguache or toloache, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae.

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Datura innoxia (often spelled inoxia), known as pricklyburr, recurved thorn-apple, downy thorn-apple, Indian-apple, lovache, moonflower, nacazcul, toloatzin, toloaxihuitl, tolguache or toloache, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is more rarely called sacred datura, a common name which is applied more often to the closely related Datura wrightii. It is native to the Southwestern United States, Central and South America, and introduced in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. The scientific name is...

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Native rangeMexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Texas
ToxicityPets: Not documented · People: Not documented
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