Solanaceae Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
Papago - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 26
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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: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Roots ground, infused and used as a beverage.
RECRD: 43537 id: 12224