Solanaceae Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
Miwok - Drug, Hallucinogen
Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 169
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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: Miwok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hallucinogen
Notes: Root eaten to induce delirium which achieved supernatural power.
RECRD: 20216 id: 12201