datura quercifolia

Datura quercifolia, commonly known as the oak-leaved thorn-apple is a small shrub in the genus Datura. It will grow equally well in dry or moist soils, provided that its need for high light levels is met, the plant only thriving in full sun.

The species was first described in 1818 by Alexander von Humboldt. Its leaves resemble oak leaves, hence the name quercifolia. It grows in Mexico and the Southwestern United States and can assume both a prostrate and an upright bushy habit, bushier forms reaching ...