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Name: Datura discolor Common Name: Desert Thorn-apple Flower Color: White with purple markings Plant Type: Herb, Annual Height: To 2 feet (61 cm) tall, but usually less Date Observed: August 27, 2005 Notes: Poisonous. The 6 1/3 inch (16 cm) long, tubular flowers are nocturnal, held erect, and have a glabrous corolla with short lobe tips and a purple-streaked throat. The rounded fruits are spiny, drooping, minutely hairy, and contain black seeds. The leaves are alternate, broadly oval-shaped, and coarsely toothed. |
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