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Datura wrightii, or sacred datura, is the name of a poisonous perennial plant and ornamental flower of southwestern North America. It is a vigorous herbaceous perennial that grows 5 feet tall and wide. The leaves are broad and rounded at the base, tapering to a point, often with wavy margins. The flowers are striking, being sweetly fragrant white trumpets up to 8 inches long, often tinted purple. Five narrow points are spaced symmetrically around the rim. The plants often can be seen growing close to the ground with full direct sunlight along cleared roadsides. It blooms from April to October.
Datura wrightii, or sacred datura, is the name of a poisonous perennial plant and ornamental flower of southwestern North America. It is a vigorous herbaceous perennial that grows 5 feet tall and wide. The leaves are broad and rounded at the base, tapering to a point, often with wavy margins. The flowers are striking, being sweetly fragrant white trumpets up to 8 inches long, often tinted purple. Five narrow points are spaced symmetrically around the rim. The plants often can be seen growing close to the ground with full direct sunlight along cleared roadsides. It blooms from April to October.
Datura is sacred to some Native Americans where it has been used in ceremonies and rites of passage. Among the Chumash, when a boy was 8 years old, his mother gave him a preparation to drink. It was to be a challenge to the boy to help him develop the spiritual well being required to become a man. Not all of the boys survived. Datura has been used to induce hallucination for recreational purposes. Internal use of the plant can induce auditory and visual hallucinations. Its active compounds are concentrated in the seedpods and roots; concentrations vary widely between samples, and onset is slow. This makes dosage estimation difficult and adds further risk to a material that already has potentially lethal side effects. Effects may include dry mouth, hyperthermia, profuse sweating, decreased sweating, impairment, drowsiness, restlessness, lethargy, psychosis, amnesia, hallucinations and sensory distortions.
Datura is sacred to some Native Americans where it has been used in ceremonies and rites of passage. Among the Chumash, when a boy was 8 years old, his mother gave him a preparation to drink. It was to be a challenge to the boy to help him develop the spiritual well being required to become a man. Not all of the boys survived. Datura has been used to induce hallucination for recreational purposes. Internal use of the plant can induce auditory and visual hallucinations. Its active compounds are concentrated in the seedpods and roots; concentrations vary widely between samples, and onset is slow. This makes dosage estimation difficult and adds further risk to a material that already has potentially lethal side effects. Effects may include dry mouth, hyperthermia, profuse sweating, decreased sweating, impairment, drowsiness, restlessness, lethargy, psychosis, amnesia, hallucinations and sensory distortions.
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