Solanaceae Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
Luiseno - Drug, Narcotic
Use documented by:
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229
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Datura wrightii Regel
Scientific name: Datura wrightii Regel
USDA symbol: DAWR2 (
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Common names: Sacred Thornapple
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Luiseno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Narcotic
Notes: Root juice used in boys' puberty ceremony to induce stupefaction.
RECRD: 84957 id: 12193