Pituri

Description

Duboisia hopwoodii is a shrub native to the arid interior region of Australia. Common names include pituri, pitchuri thornapple or pitcheri. It has an erect habit, usually growing to between 1 and 3 metres in height and has long, narrow leaves. Flowers are white and bell-shaped with violet-striped throats.These appear between June and November in the species native range followed by purple-black, rounded berries which are 3 to 6 mm in diameter.